5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 8/19/11
Posted on Fri, Aug 19, 2011
It's Friday and that means it's time for our weekly feature where we search the Web looking for 5 interesting, funny and poignant links for developers and IT Pros.If you missed our post, When It Comes to Tablets, It's All iPad, please have a look now. It's worth noting that I wrote that post before hearing about HP's decision to bail from the tablet market.If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing and if you have something to say, please feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think.And without further delay, here are this week's links:How to Avoid Blowing Your IT Job Interview: Stop Spewing Acronyms - Input OutputYes, we get that IT people tend not to be the most social people on the planet, but that doesn't mean you can't let a little personality and inquisitiveness come through in the interview. In fact, in many cases it can win you the job.Is It Time to Become an Android Developer? - Climbing the IT LadderEven before Google spent $12.5 billion earlier this week to buy Motorola Mobility, it was probably a good idea to consider adding Android skills to your programming arsenal. One thing's for sure, whatever happens with this deal, Android is sticking around for a while and it may be worth your while to figure out how it works.Why QA Must Have Its Own Databases - Software Quality ConnectionIt seems silly that that this would even warrant an article. Of course QA requires its own test databases, but unfortunately too often that's not the case -- and it's time it changed.[Dude|Sir], That's Not Programming | Dr Dobb's JournalAcademics may argue about what defines a successful programmer, but if you're a programmer you know the score. And it has little to do with degrees and certifications.What Google Plus Needs to Do to Win Developers' Hearts - ReadWriteWebIf Google + wants to beat Facebook and Twitter at the API game, it's going to have make life easier for programmers, and that means among things, a clear, well documented API and an easy path to making money.Photo by Tomma Henckel Used under Creative Commons License.