Tag Archives: best practices

Writing a Good Technical Résumé/CV

February 12, 2009 – 23:47

From time to time people ask me to help them write a résumé for a job application or review their CV. I have also noticed the topic popping up elsewhere, so I decided to write down some of my general advice and recommendations for everyone to see (and discuss). These guidelines are intended for programmers, [...]

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Best Practices for Version Control

July 28, 2008 – 02:21

Source code version control systems have been around for decades, but sometimes I suspect people are using them just because everybody else is, or because their manager told them to do so, or because it’s company policy. Although most people will agree that using version control is a prerequisite for any serious software project, many [...]

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