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2010-01-04
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Many of the benefits with OOP can be applied to other design styles, e.g., design patterns (conceptual, not GOF) and reusability, but for me the differences have been primarily in object permanence and code quality.
I recently read a critic of OOP, and the point that I would agree fr ....more |
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2009-10-13
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The MBTI is a questionable measure, although I like it myself. Ten years ago I consistently tested as an ENFJ, but at some point I made a life choice to be more analytical, hence, the change from E to I, and from F to T. Nowadays, I consistently test as INTJ, although the I is just over the midline ....more |
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2009-09-24
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A recent article questioned the values of recruiters, since many found them to be a worthless, hostility caused by too many dead-ends, unreturned phone calls, etc. For myself, recruiters, and the social networks that sometimes bring them to me, are a necessity. I am software developer, primarily for ....more |
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2009-09-21
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I generally hate the belief, that people are unmotivated because the work "was too easy/not challenging enough," since the ease of something probably bears little relationship to its motivation. Yes, some people like challenge, myself included, but motivation often stems from seeing the goal as havi ....more |
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2009-08-30
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I generally try to limit multitasking, but there are times it is more productive, when the wait time involved in the task is greater than then the time lost to switching.
Anyway, the issue with multitasking is that there is time lost in switching tasks, e.g., time to recover one’s train of thou ....more | | read all... |
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About This Site
Initially designed to share VBA code and resources, it has expanded to include work in SQL stored procedures, as well as provide web-design resources for X/HTML.
About Me
My current resume (MS Word or Linked In Profile) is focused on VBA for both Excel and Access, within the financial technology environment, and I have programmed for a coterie of large investment banks and corporations on a variety of issues:
- Market/IT Risk @ UBS Investment Bank
- Trade management @ Deutsche Bank
- Billing / Data quality @ NCR
- Forensic accounting @ Deloitte
- Server delivery cost reporting @ UBS
- BCP @ Credit Suisse
- Compensation review @ AIG
- MS Office conversions @ ABN AMRO
- IT management @ JP Morgan Chase
- Project analysis @ Deutsche Bank
Other Sites of Mine
I also maintain a wiki for Access and Excel VBA code, VBA @ WikiDot, a newer site based and focused on .NET using ASP.NET and VB.NET, CodeDotNet, along with this and other sites, two with dated professional work. One a site for Deutsche Bank Asset Management IT in New York, and the other a presentation of marketing recommendations for a software firm repositioning itself after the WTC tragedy.
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