Tag Archive for: Programmer

Should a programmer have freedom in choosing a language and framework?

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Spencer asks:

I started working at a company that is primarily C# oriented. We have a few people who like Java and JRuby, but a majority of programmers here like C#. I was hired because I have a lot of experience building Web applications and because I lean towards newer technologies like JRuby on Rails or nodejs.

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Is it true that “not everyone can be a programmer”?

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System Down asks:

An old adage that many programmers stick to: “It takes a certain type of mind to learn programming, and not everyone can do it.”

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Computer evidence will vindicate programmer accused of attacking websites, lawyer says – NJ.com

Computer evidence will … from servers and hacker attacks, and the former web editor of Radar Magazine, who gave an account of how his web site ground to a halt after the alleged virus blasted the publication’s …
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Computer evidence will vindicate programmer accused of attacking websites, lawyer … – NJ.com

… computer in the U.S., I don’t know,” he said. Prosecutors argue that Raisley had become a “schoolyard bully” by exporting the virus and forcing them … from servers and hacker attacks. The former website …
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