I reported this to ZipRecruiter months ago. When you use Agile, off-shore and “priced right” labor, one cannot expect valid software or anything that was even partially tested. Agile is just hacking on the fly after all. To start with, C++ is one of the most popular embedded systems programming languages ever. It’s predecessor, C, is the “portable assembly language” used to write numerous operating systems, including Linux. Anyone who went to college for an … ZipRecruiter Duth SuckethRead more
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FDA Must Ban Agile and Mandate Static Source Analysis
Yes, we have complete whack job in charge of HHS, and the FDA is lead by an anti-vax nutter, but, they could still do something that would greatly benefit mankind. They could ban the use of Agile in the medical device and software industry. They could also mandate full static source analysis for all medical device code. This means from the UI all the way down to the OS, not just a tiny portion underneath … FDA Must Ban Agile and Mandate Static Source AnalysisRead more
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Humana – Even Free Is Too High A Price
Even if it is free, a policy from Humana (NYSE:HUM) comes at too high a price. It’s time shareholders threw out the board of directors and sent upper management to prison. Besides suffering from Gross Incompetence, this has to be some sort of malfeasance. Agile is not Software Engineering. “Priced right” does not make a developer qualified. The Letters If you are unfortunate enough to have any policy with Human where they badgered you to … Humana – Even Free Is Too High A PriceRead more
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Is Microsoft Going Out of Business?
Given recent pricing decisions, one has to ask if Microsoft is going out of business. Wall Street has been worried about the massive financial abyss that is AI and Cloud Computing. Despite what you might see in the chart, smart money has been getting out while fools rush in. Some of you may remember the GameStop Bubble. That’s where the supposed “professional investors” had massively shorted GME and ordinary people who were locked in and … Is Microsoft Going Out of Business?Read more
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The Real Reason Ammo Prices Are So High
I have been hearing so many friends and relatives who are Trump supporters complain “If Trump doesn’t get in this time ammo prices are going to skyrocket!” Well, he’s not going to actually do anything to fix the problem. Yes, he will prove he is not a Republican by stopping the shipment of arms and ammo to Ukraine. No way he can stop sending it to Israel though. So, at best, it will mask the … The Real Reason Ammo Prices Are So HighRead more