Architecture in Texas
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Hi, reviewing MSDN's "Architecture" forum, I noticed the following... http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3748384&SiteID=1 According to this (from my reading), the term "Software Architect" is illegal in Texas! WTF Could cause some problems for all kinds of folks down there (figuratively, I'm in the UK so that's over there really). Any comments?
Well, truth is that, as an engineering or construction discipline, software doesn't come close to qualifying. Forums like this just emphasize that we're still in the "craft" stage. I've heard the grumbles from real architects and professional (certified) engineers that we debase their titles by using similar terms to describe ourselves. "If construction engineers built buildings like programmers built programs, the construction industry would come to a screeching halt." - variation on a common quote And it's true. Despite numerous efforts to come up with a system of formal program verification, the systems on which we build programs are by no means reliable enough (except in some special cases) for a professional engineer to certify a software system running on a standard business platform as reliable. And, truth, I get the same feeling when someone who learns HTML describes himself as a programmer. As for those who've freely decorated themselves (or been decorated by their companies) with this rather hopeful titles, welcome to the rest of the world :) Christopher P. Kile, stepson of Anthony R. Abbot, P.E. (deceased)
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Is there an extended stay there I can get for $250 a week or so? All of the hotels I am finding online want $75+ a night and the few that don't have such incredibly bad reviews that it even scares me off.
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Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.I can't say that I've stayed in many hotels in my home city, but I called around and checked some prices. Try this place; they quoted me $43 per night (~$300/wk) online. It's in a good part of town on the north end, close to lots of stuff. (about 10 min. from downtown) http://www.suburbanhotels.com/hotel-lakeland-florida-FL971?promo=gglocal[^] Safar Inn quoted me $220/wk + $50 deposit on the phone: 1817 E Memorial Blvd Lakeland, FL 33801 (863) 688-9221 Its not the greatest hotel in the world, but its cheap and not in the ghetto. Really, you just want to avoid any place on US-92 / Memorial Blvd. -- everything about a mile north of that road is a bad part of town when you turn off the main roads. Some places around there we don't even drive during the day time. The exception is when Lake Parker is immediately north of 92, as with Safar. South of Memorial is OK though. Anything near I-4 will be nice, and anything on the south side will be nice as well. Hope this helps.
I have nothing against VB or .NET; all programming languages are respectable. It just seems that some languages attract one echelon of programmers, and other languages attract another echelon of programmers. :P