Why every programmer has to be dumb?

At least, dumb for the companies hiring them. The old dream is still for sale out there: Build a “I do everything framework” and hire a bunch of dumb programmers - monkeys? - and you shall make money easily!
Just put some button pressers and a full featured enterprise system will be waiting on the other [...]

Ruby On DB2 - A linux nightmare with a happy end!

Although the title might look dramatic, it’s pretty close to what I’ve been through.
I have set up a Ubuntu 64 bits on my laptop last week to do some tests with Ruby and DB2. Oh man, it is not complicated, is it? It shouldn’t be, actually.
Too sad that I found this so late! It’s a [...]

Language change

Well, talking with some friends, I decided that, from now on, I shall only write in english on this blog.
Of course some of you may not like it. But I think it has more advantages than the other way around.  I have some friends around the world, including people from the U.S., Spain, Italy, China, [...]

Enquanto isso, em Portugal…

Pois bem, saí do Rio hoje rumo a Madrid, com escala em Lisboa.
A essa hora já estaria por lá…. mas no momento estou no aeroporto de Lisboa esperando o próximo vôo, visto que perdi a conexão! Acontece até na europa! :p
Em teoria o embarque é daqui a 1h:30min…
Os portugueses são muito atenciosos btw!
Até a próxima!