Okay, actually not *MY* first mistake, but a homage to Jon Bentley. No, not the bloke from the Gadget Show, but the really smart guy that wrote Programming Pearls and well, lots of stuff. If you don’t know who he…
Blog Archives
Smith’s Co-efficient
I mentioned this a couple of times in previous posts. I can’t really claim this as mine, but to be honest the seed of an idea was planted so long ago that I forget whoever it was that first gave…
Why are there only 12 signs of the zodiac?
I’ve got a few minutes to try and organise my random thoughts further. So I think that employability really comes down to three things: Technical skills Soft skills Rapport at interview Technical skills isn’t necessarily progamming skills, but they are…
I should explain….
The lecture I’m doing has a loose subject of ‘Employ-ability’ and ‘A career in IT’. I’ve had a career in IT mainly because I really wasn’t much good at anything else, and I had a few lucky breaks. But if…
Blogging while swimming
No, I’m not really blogging and swimming. My daughter’s swimming I ‘m trying to understand the intricacies of the UK gilts and bonds markets. I’m also trying to finish off a lecture I ‘m doing for Portsmouth University. Trying to…
Full Metal Aardvark 