Susan used to be
JustaProgrammer working in the
JavaLanguage. However, this year she became a
DeveloperTurnedManager, and is allowed to do some design and coding on the side. (Hey, I could have written the
ManagersWhoWriteCode page.)
She lives in
HoustonTexas, where she was born and here she settled after graduating from
RiceUniversity. In Texas, she can't call herself
JustaSoftwareEngineer without finding 9
ProfessionalEngineers to vouch for her, 5 of whom would have to be
SoftwareEngineers. Otherwise, she has the required number of years of experience.
My previous title was
TechnicalLead. However, looking at the description, it seems that there are differences in what various technical leads do. At our company, we have both technical leads and
SystemArchitects. For the most part, the
ArchitectsDontCode, and seem to spend most of their time in meetings. The technical leads are responsible for getting the products out the door, and do design, coding, unit testing, and documentation (not end-user). The leads participate in design reviews with the architects...
VickiKerr has an intriguing
MathQuizOne, although I have not looked at it in about three years.
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