Archive for May 2007

Subprime lending practices and the healthcare industry

May 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Personal Finance

I often hear arguments in discussions, both on the news and in person, that government oversight of certain industries is bad, and that the government should stay out of regulating businesses, because such practices increase burocracy and ultimately our taxes. I always believed that people who support this argument either profit directly from the lack [...]



A plea to the recruiting community: Principle vs. Principal

May 29th, 2007 | By | Category: Information Technology

So much has been written and preached about the difference between the words ‘principal’ and ‘principle’ that I don’t need to repeat it here. But in at least 50% of all job postings that are about a principal position you continue to use the term ‘principle’. You are not doing your clients a favor by [...]



Vinyl Liner and Vermiculite Pool Installation Question

May 25th, 2007 | By | Category: Weekend Warrior

I had an inground pool installed last year and would like to get opinions regarding the quality of the work, since I don’t have anything to compare it with.



What do cooking and software engineering have in common?

May 18th, 2007 | By | Category: Software Engineering

Fernand Point, by some considered the “father of modern French cuisine”, writes in his book “Ma Gastronomie”: Perfection is a lot of little things done well. This is certainly true in regard to cooking. It is rare, albeit possible, that on little thing that’s missing or was not done right ruins the dish. More often [...]



HiProFile LLC, 225 Summer Street, Boston

May 6th, 2007 | By | Category: Business, Consumer Protection, Job search

If you currently have a business relationship with HiProFile LLC, or had one in the past, please email me (pubs2009 at cdonner dot com). I would like to hear from you, whether you are an employer and have or had a business relationship with this company, or whether you agreed to let HiProFile try to [...]



Why Software Development Cannot Become a Commodity

May 4th, 2007 | By | Category: Software Engineering

The outsourcing and offshoring trends of the early 2000′s were an indication that executives increasingly thought of software development as a commodity, i.e. something that is purchased in large quantities at a certain price per unit (e.g. $/hour) and the less the company has to pay per unit, the greater the savings will be. It [...]