Ken BaumThe Dreaded Coding AssessmentIt’s time to make a move. You’ve grown in your current position as much as you can reasonably expect, so you start looking around for your…8 min read·Feb 2, 2022----
Ken BaumSo Happy TogetherBobby Knight. You either love him or hate him. I’m from Indiana, so I love him. But that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize his significant…4 min read·Nov 23, 2020----
Ken BaumDo You Ever Feel Like a Hack?My son, who is a developer with a few years of experience, posed this question to me recently at breakfast. I could tell he was a little…5 min read·Nov 9, 2020----
Ken BaumHow Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?Well, if you must know, take the Lincoln Tunnel exit toward the theater district, continue onto Dyer Avenue then turn left onto W 41st St…7 min read·Sep 15, 2020----
Ken BaumAlways Be LearningIn a wonderfully uncomfortable scene in the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross, a hotshot salesman from company headquarters played by Alec…5 min read·Sep 14, 2020----
Ken BaumWax On, Wax OffIn the 1984 film, The Karate Kid, the lead character, Daniel, seeks the help of Mr. Miyagi to learn karate so he can defend himself…5 min read·Sep 11, 2020----
Ken BaumNo Silver BulletNo Silver Bullet: Essence and Accident in Software Engineering, by Fred Brooks, is a landmark paper first published in 1986. I chose this…8 min read·Sep 10, 2020----
Ken BaumGetting Your Career In ShapeThere are few things more important to your health and welfare than keeping yourself in good physical shape. It’s a struggle for many of…4 min read·Sep 9, 2020----
Ken BaumWhose Career Is Is, Anyway?How’s your career going? Is it where you want it to be? Are you doing what you want to do, learning what you want to learn, working with…3 min read·Sep 9, 2020----
Ken BaumClassics of Computer ScienceThese days we toss the word “classic” around with some impunity. We speak of “classic rock” and “classic cars” and we even have the…3 min read·Sep 8, 2020----