Some Other Interesting Information

  • Pair programming -- a programming practice that seems to be gaining momentum. Thanks to Dan Hyde and Rick Zaccone for introducing this idea to me. Information about pair programming.
  • Employment and salary information about computing professionals, quoted from May 1996 IEEE Computer "Employment 2005: Boom or Bust for Computer Professionals?"
    CRA Taulbee Survey
    DataMasters Salary Survey
    E-Span Salary Survey
    Pencom Systems Interactive Salary Survey
  • Job searches on the Web, quoted from May 1996 IEEE Computer "Employment 2005: Boom or Bust for Computer Professionals?", I have tested most of them.
    job opennings from Academe this Week section of the Chronicel of Higher Education .
    America's Job Bank offers 250,000 employment opportunities.
    CareerExpo offers 9,000 opportunities and links to major employment databases.
    Career Mosaic features employer profiles, an information center, and a job database.
    CareerPath register for free then search the classified recruitment ads in six major US newspapers.
    Catapult provide extensive list of career services.
    IEEE Computer's Career Opportunities post university, college, and industry job monthly.
    EE/CS Mother Site list more than 200 companies, this is a great place to start a job search.
    E-Span provide electronic job advertising for about 2,000 companies.
    IEEE Employment Services maintain a free resume referral service for IEEE US members, a national job-listing service, Internet links to other services.
    JobWeb Carrer planning and employment information, job-search articles and tips, job listings, and compony information sponsored by the National Association of College and Employers.
    Monster Board list more than 48,000 jobs.
    Online Career Center provide a database, job and resume files, company information and profiles, and on-line keyword search.
    The Technology Registry contain the profiles of more than 160,000 executives, managers, and individual contributors employed by more than 40,000 technology companies.
  • CND (China News Digest) is building a virtual museum for the Cultural Revolution.