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What is the biggest weakness of students graduating with degrees in Computer Science?
This question is directed more toward employers and graduate student advisors/professors but all opinions are welcome.
What do you find is a common weakness of new hires and/or new grad students? Is ...
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What do you feel are characteristics of a mature programmer?
Hey all. As part of ongoing research that I am conducting, I would like to ask a crowd, that I feel is the most qualified, to answer a question.
What does the community feel are characteristics of a ...
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What amount of time do you spend doing each of the following [closed]
Recently I've been thinking I spend too much time on SO and general learning / keeping up with technology rather than actual coding.
So my question is what ratio's of your time do you spend on the ...
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Is there evidence that developers working remotely are less productive then when they work onsite? [closed]
So I was speaking to one of the folks I work with here a few days ago, and they were complaining that their company no longer allows workers to work remotely at all any more due to the decrease in ...
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Are R&D mini-projects a good activity for interns?
I'm going to be in charge of hiring some interns for our software department soon (automotive infotainment systems) and I'm designing an internship program.
The main productive activity "menu" I'm ...
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How does a one-person ISV handle software patent research? What due-dilligence is required?
I'd like to sell software, but I'm worried about infringing on software patents. What should I do/research prior to writing code?