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I have just accepted a new job at CVSDude.com! CVSDude offers online services for developers, such as revision control, bug tracking, documentation wikis, etc. This means I will be developing and supporting software that helps people to carry out some of the practices that I originally set up this site to promote. It’s a very suitable [...]

So what does a software consultant actually do? I have asked a few people this question and the most common response seems to be a stunned silence. Several years ago, a major software consulting firm had set up a stand at a job fair I went to at my university. I asked them about what they do. I was [...]

Jamie Wodetzki is a technology lawyer. I had the opportunity to ask him some questions over breakfast. I asked him about two different topics: Mixing open source and proprietary software licenses, and “those scary clauses” from employment contracts. This article is about worrisome clauses typical in programmers’ employment contracts.

Eric has written on a few topics for software developers; and one that is a good starting point for readers of this site is called “Small ISVs (Independent Software Vendors): You Need Developers, not Programmers”.

David Clarke is an old friend of mine with many years experience in consulting work, programming and management. In this article I ask him about what he looks for in employees and discover a little about the nature of consulting work in Australia.