5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 10/7/11
Posted on Fri, Oct 07, 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 other post this week, Adobe and Nitobi, A Marriage Made in HTML5 Heaven, please check it now. Adobe's purchase of Nitobi is significant for developers on a number of levels.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 here we go with this week's links:The nine circles of IT hell - InfoWorldYou probably always sensed that IT could be like hell for you on some days. This post articulates it for you comparing IT to Dante's Inferno, not a metaphor you see all that often in technology writing.Revenue Sharing: A new type of open source license - dsimardHad enough of open source projects that don't make any money? This writer suggests a revenue sharing model replace the current types of open source licenses.Innovate or Suffer Slow Brain Asphyxiation - Input OutputWe've all heard about the need for speed, but the need for innovation? Yes, it actually turns out that developers might be wired for it and that's a good thing on so many levels.IT Positions Least Likely to be Eliminated in the Next Decade - Climbing the IT LadderWondering how to keep your job in a technology world that's changing rapidly? Check out this piece for the positions that are most likely to stick around. Eternal Flame - xkcdIt's not exactly a secret that Steve Jobs died this week. This cartoon from xkcd memorializes Jobs in its own innovative and creative fashion.Photo by Tomma Henckel Used under Creative Commons License.