18 Aug 2008 -
25 Aug 2008 |
Do you get paid overtime?
Regardless of how much planning you do, emergencies do happen. Do you put in the extra hours or let the managers worry about the deadlines? (suggested by Graham Downs)
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1221 |
11 Aug 2008 -
18 Aug 2008 |
You're working on a project and you are under pressure to deliver. What would you do get it over the line?
No matter how well you plan you don't always make it. What would you do if the deadline was looming? (Suggested by Pete)
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1285 |
4 Aug 2008 -
11 Aug 2008 |
How much RAM do you have on your Dev box?
Whatever you have, it probably isn't enough. Answer one or both questions depending on whether you have Visual Studio 2008. Answer both questions if you have boxes with and without Visual Studio 2008.
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2113 |
28 Jul 2008 -
4 Aug 2008 |
What Source Code Control system do you use?
If you don't use Source Control then do yourself a favour and check out one of the many free versions available. It can save you a ton of grief.
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2123 |
21 Jul 2008 -
28 Jul 2008 |
Do you have Silverlight installed?
We've all heard about it by now, and those who have visited a Microsoft site lately have certainly been, well, encouraged to install it. But have you?
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1463 |
14 Jul 2008 -
21 Jul 2008 |
Which, if any, mobile platforms are you planning to target in the next year?
Email is still the killer mobile app, but surely someone, somewhere, is ready to give us another excuse to buy a new gadget...
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861 |
30 Jun 2008 -
7 Jul 2008 |
What is your favourite programming font?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But have you shopped around and seen what's out there...?
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1260 |
23 Jun 2008 -
30 Jun 2008 |
Big screen or multiple screens? What's better?
Some like the vastness of a big screen while others appreciate maximising each window in its own screen. If you had to choose, what would be your preference?
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1300 |
9 Jun 2008 -
16 Jun 2008 |
On which types of machines do you develop?
The days of assuming that your fellow developer uses a PC are over.
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1459 |
2 Jun 2008 -
9 Jun 2008 |
How important is backwards compatibility in an Operating System
We want new operating systems to be faster, better, stronger and safer, but we want our old apps too. What tradeoff is fair? (Suggested by Bill Shadish)
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1070 |
26 May 2008 -
2 Jun 2008 |
Which Company (or type of company) has harmed Software Development the most?
To balance our previous survey we'll now ask which company has done the most harm to Software Development as a profession? (use whatever definition of "most harm" suits you)
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700 |
19 May 2008 -
26 May 2008 |
How many breaks do you take during the work day?
Do you take regular breaks (> 15 mins way from your computer) during a standard workday or just zone out for the entire time?
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1411 |
12 May 2008 -
19 May 2008 |
Which Company is doing the most good for Software Developers?
Microsoft provides great tools, Google provides great data and Apple provides a great excuse to buy a new gadget. Which company, however, does more to make Software Development a better profession? (use whatever definition of "better" suits you)
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1398 |
5 May 2008 -
12 May 2008 |
What is your favourite OS on which to develop software?
Do you go for Vista's security, develop on the same Server 2008 platform to which you are deploying, or run Eclipse on a Mac and have all your development in one place?
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1449 |
28 Apr 2008 -
5 May 2008 |
What office environment suits you best?
Do you like to see and talk to your fellow developers or do you prefer a little privacy?
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1085 |
7 Apr 2008 -
21 Apr 2008 |
Are you a current, past or future Java developer?
Coming or going? Entrenched or just wandering by?
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279 |
25 Feb 2008 -
3 Mar 2008 |
Have you ever engaged in Pair Programming?
(And a related question would be: do you prefer to be the observer or navigator?)
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1562 |
