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Why can't the IT industry deliver large, faultless projects quickly as in other industries?

After watching National Geographic's MegaStructures series, I was surprised how fast large projects are completed. Once the preliminary work (design, specifications, etc.) is done on paper, the realization itself of huge projects takes just a few…
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What happens if you're unable to solve a problem?

I'm a year away from graduating from university, and I'm really looking forward to solving practical problems. Especially non-trivial ones which require a bit of research and a lot of thinking. But at the same time, that is also my greatest fear -…
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Becoming a "maintenance developer"

So I've kind of been getting angry about the current position I'm in, and I'd love to get other developers' input on this. I've been at my current place of employment for about 11 months now. When I began, I was working on all new features. I…
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Where can I find statistics on worldwide developers and software companies?

I try to find an answer of a very difficult question. The question is: How many developers and how many software companies are there in the world? For example if I check the Statistic Austria page I can see that in Austria there are 8383 companies…
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Can increased usage of higher and higher programming languages lead to a deficit of programmers with computer architecture knowledge?

Quote from Wikipedia of the article "High-level programming language": A high-level programming language is a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer. In comparison to low-level programming languages, it may…
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Is the Mercury Programming Language used in the field?

I've strong interests in Functional and Logic programming and Mercury seems like a good blend of the two. Is it used in industry at all? I'm one to learn a language just for the fun of it but it would nice to have practical, employable avenues for…
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How do you break out of the role of a code maintainer?

In my last three jobs, I was a code maintainer. In all three cases, I was hired after the majority of the code for the project was already written. I'm a self taught programmer. Before I ever started my first professional job, I had maybe a dozen…
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Is it common practice to hire third parties to do code reviews for contractors?

I recently observed some contract offers which included a "code review by third party" clause - the contract would not pay out fully until the code review was completed and it received a pass. I was surprised, especially considering that these were…
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Standards in Enterprise Development

Is it perhaps time for enterprise systems to be developed to strict enforced standards? Many books list optional 'standards' and best practices, but these are purely suggested practices. Still, every time I look at the code for an enterprise system…
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Why do companies want you to register with their program?

I've always wondered why some companies want you to register when you install their programs. Personally, I just find it annoying and decline, but what do companies have to gain by having their users get registred? They claim that you get "the…
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Greenfield vs. brownfield revenue? (attempting to get an idea of measure of effort expended on the two)

The big question I have in my mind: how many developers are brownfield ("enterprise") compared to greenfield (all new code, from the ground up). I'm constantly reading breathless articles about the latest technology, only to find out that It Just…
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What are microcontrollers programmed in most in industry? C or Assembly?

So recently in school we have started programming klm25z boards using ARM Assembly. I was wondering if in most industry jobs, microcontrollers are really programmed in assembly over C. It seems to take at least 2-3 times longer to program in…
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Looking for companies with strong R&D departments, specifically for A.I., but I can't seem to find many. Are there only a handful?

I plan to get a PhD in CS, concentrating in some subfield of artificial intelligence, not sure which one at the moment. I'm looking into R&D departments in industry, but there don't seem to be too many. For example, I have literally found hundreds…
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How to gain Professional Experience in Java/Java EE Development

I have been seeing opportunities go past me for just 1 reason: not having professional industry experience. I say to many employers that I'm capable of doing the job and show them the work I've done during the academics and also several personal…
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