Continuous Learning

Steve Pavlina just posted an article talking about the chance of becoming a black belt has no bearing on whether or not you would succeed, because success is a choice, not a chance. Most black belts start as white belts, and it takes years of learning to become worthy of black belt. It is the journey that makes it a worthwhile experience.

I have previous written that passion is the one of the biggest indicators for future success, and the true passion does not mean what would you like to do for fun, but rather what would you do after you are done just having fun, and are ready to overcome any challenges. Few people in this world develop true passion for things, and rather they shy away from the first sign of difficulty - I know so myself

Why is that? Is this a human innate nature? Or is this something that we are conditioned to do? Keep reading →

For some reason, there are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about software development. Maybe this is the way it is for all fields, but that would be surprising. If it is just urban legends for outsiders, that makes sense and adds to the mysterious appeal. However, I would venture to say that most people in this field all have different views on what software engineering is, and many of them are simply incorrect understandings.

Robert Glass’s book - Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering - happens to provide a good source for many of these myths and misunderstandings. Robert has been in the industry for a loooong time, and he has a lot to say on this matter, Keep reading →