Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters: What I Learned in Ten Years as a Microsoft Programmer The book has first-hand information on how Microsoft works internally: the relationships between programming teams and the rest of the company; how Microsoft recruits and interviews people; the sacri
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| Title | : | Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters: What I Learned in Ten Years as a Microsoft Programmer |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595161286 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2000-12-26 |
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Editorial : From Library Journal First-time author Barr describes his ten years of experience as a software developer for Microsoft. Beginning with a detailed account of the hiring process, especially the interviewing methodology for new hires, Barr goes on to trace not only his career but the history of software development over the past quarter-century. He discusses Microsoft's role in software development, especially its evangelism the process of convincing other programmers to write software that interfaces with another which is a major factor in Microsoft's success. Barr compares the company to competitors such as Linux and details issues such as company organization, benefits, stock options, and public perception, both positive and negative. A good glossary gets the novice through the technical jargon. Barr, who discloses that he no longer works there but owns "a good chunk of Microsoft stock," succeeds in being as unbiased as possible. A good choice for business collections in large public
Why has Microsoft really been successful? Forget what you have read elsewhere. In Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters, a ten-year veteran of the front lines of the software development wars gives the real story on why the company has succeeded, what it does well and what it does badly, and what it needs to do in the future. The book has first-hand information on how Microsoft works internally: the relationships between programming teams and the rest of the company; how Microsoft recruits and interviews people; the sacrifices that are made to get software done; the lure of stock options; and what it is like to be sued by your own government. The insights are relevant for anyone interested in Microsoft, the software industry, or business in general.
The fire was not small. This book recounts his experiences training for this mission, including the difficult time he spent at the Cosmonaut training facility at Star City, as well as the mission itself. In the software business the assets walk out the door each night and a software company is only as good as its employees - hence the critical importance of hiring and retaining good ones.
The author includes a history of the personal computer industry and some thoughts on the problems facing Microsoft now, from court battles to public opinion. Linenger had been in the Spektr module working on his computer when he heard Mir's master alarm go off. Periodically, said Linenger, bits of molten metal from the oxygen generator went splattered the bulkhead. Albert Russell Wallace is, of course, the best known as the co-discoverer of natural selection. Unfortunately, it was a book that I did not enjoy nearly as much as the first 145 pages. It's not a substitute for reading Darwin's own bes
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