Archive for Opinion
August 14, 2007 at 8:24 pm· Filed under Work, Opinion
An article on news.com.au today got me thinking (which is quite embarrassing as most of the time it’s little more than an online tabloid). Sporting the title “Why Bosses Hate Gen-Y”, I cursed News’ editors as I took the bait, clicked through and read the article. Surprisingly, once I managed to drag myself through the pap, I was rewarded with something quite insightful.
According to News, those of us that were born between 1977 and 1992 fall into this category. Being a ‘78 baby, I find myself on the Gen X side of the Y’ers, but as most of my life is digital, I really identify with much of the stereotype.
From the article: Margaret Kirby, the MD of iGroup (a recruitment company) gives us a top 10 list of how to work with Gen Y’ers and I totally agree with it. Have a read and let me know where you sit.
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June 27, 2007 at 11:31 pm· Filed under Play, Tech News, Opinion
Well - Remix has finished up and I’ve had 24 hours to reflect on the experience and contemplate the conference’s main theme: the relationship that binds designers and developers in the new media space.
The final session was a panel discussion that presented the opinions of four noteworthy and experienced professionals that represented either side of the fence. Titled “Designers are from Venus, Developers are from Mars”, the banter was primarily intended as a lighthearted experience that would hopefully unite the audience and send us off with the impression that Microsoft understands us and the next generation of UX - whether that involve their software or not.
Clearly the audience was saturated with developers - one would expect little else at such a conference - and as a result, the occasional cheap shot was aimed at the graphically endowed and was usually rewarded with laughs and applause. Now, I know that most of the comments were intended to keep the tone of the forum light and enjoyable, but I couldn’t help but feel that it provided an invaluable insight into the mindset of each party, their perceived plights and what the future may hold for all of us.
Friends from my university days would recall that I don’t have any problem asking questions at the end of a presentation - quite the contrary, actually! As I didn’t get a chance to field my thoughts during the final discussion, here they are… largely in defense of the absent designers.
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June 26, 2007 at 9:09 am· Filed under Work, Tech News, Silverlight, Opinion
Well, Remix07 Day 1 is in the bag and I’ve come away with a few good hours of Silverlight exposure… so what have I learned so far?
Let me start by saying that I was fortunate enough to meet and chat with some of the Microsoft Silverlight heavyweights - which was great - and the evening of free beer evolved into a series of funny moments. If you didn’t come then you should have!
I ventured in knowing very little about Silverlight, the ‘threat’ it posed to me as a Flash developer and how it was going to fit in to the scheme of things. During the course of the day, two magical secrets were revealed to me.
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