Shawn StanfordWho the hell can work like this?Rich and robust modern languages are making shit harder than it needs to be.Feb 14, 20221Feb 14, 20221
Shawn StanfordThe Shark in Winter: A Drive in a Porsche 928(Note: This was originally published in the sadly-defunct Flüssig, an online magazine headed by Pablo Deferrari.)Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Shawn StanfordNo, I don’t want to fetch that tennis ball for the eleventy-millionth time.Yes, I’m an old dog, but I can learn new tricks. I just don’t want to learn new tricks. I really don’t even want to keep doing the old…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
Shawn StanfordIt really was terrible code…I was working at Sony Consumer Electronics on a customer repair tracking system written in COBOL. At one point early in my tenure there, I…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
Shawn StanfordCoding is not a profession, it’s a trade.Training coders is broken in this country.Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Shawn StanfordThe Original Remote WorkersIt seems like there’s a problem with 50+ year-old workers and the re-energized labor market. That problem is: We aren’t interested…Dec 4, 20212Dec 4, 20212