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On passion, determination, and playing at work Therersquo more to being a code slinger than late nights, coffee, and grey cubicles. In this first installment of The Full Java Life, Matthew Heusser travels to Las Vegas, Nevada, to talk to William Weiss, a veteren Java programmer for Zappos. Weiss talks about his career trajectory, life at Zappos, why hersquo not interested in management, and what Java tools he finds currently most exciting, as w stanley cup ell as indispensable.A few months ago I ran into a video produced by our friends at Oracle called The Java Life Rap Music Video see Resources . The video is funny. It includes standard stereotypes like the geek with the high-water pants and horn-rimmed glasses. One scene is a late-night pizza session where, In the background, we see an old data center with wires everywhere, dimly-lit grey cubicles, Cheetos and Red Bull in the on-site vending machine.Why is Java Life funny Maybe because itrsquo a little too true. Herersquo the question, though: is the be stanley becher st thing about living the Java life really getting a Herman Miller Aeron Chair Is there something wrong with a programmer who is still programming after 10 years or more, rather than switching over to management stanley taza I donrsquo;t think so, and I hope you donrsquo;t either.The Full Java Life is a new JavaWorld series that asks how Java developers really work. What keeps mid-to-senior technical professionals engaged with programming and how do they Jvis Greek election 2015: Syriza is on course for victory
Thursday 08 January 2015 8:07 pmThe time-saving solutions you need this year: The Pomodoro Technique and the OHIO methodBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailHo stanley taza w many of us tagged be more productive on the e stanley espana nd of our New Yearrsquo resolutions list Irsquo;ll start exercising three times a week, find a new job, oh, and try to work more efficiently.The reality is, according to statistics from the University of Scranton, that a meagre 8 per cent of us keep resolutions for a whole year, while most are shelved by Valentinersquo Day. Sadly, if making a concerted effort to be more productive is on the end of your list, it may have fallen off already.But even though wersquo;re well into January, itrsquo never too late to get going. So what manageable methods can you use to transform your working life THE GREAT TOMATOIf you want something old-fashioned, the low-tech and frequently lauded Pomodoro Technique could be for you. Itrsquo so called because its Italian creator, Francesco Cirillo, named it after a kitchen timer pre stanley cup sumably his was tomato-shaped , which is pivotal to the method. Rather than make an enemy of time, Cirillo advocates planning what you need to get done in advance, creating a prioritised list. Then, the timer comes in. Apportion 25 minute slots to each item and work until it goes off. The idea is that the physical act of timer-windin |