軟體工程師近況
Jack G. Ganssle 在 Embedded.com 撰文都相當有意思,剛剛讀 [
Best Job In America] 一文,更是如此。文中舉出 CNN Money 的報導,也就是軟體工程師被認為是美國最好的工作,Jack 也引了數據作薪資與產業成長的探討,國情不同,不過這點也值得思考。文後他提到:
There’s important advice for managers on the CNN site: “Workers who expressed satisfaction at work had substantially better conditions across the board, with easier unscheduled time off, schedule flexibility and better telecommuting options.”
No doubt software developers engaged in IT projects or web development can do their work with toes dug deep in the sand at any beach sporting wi-fi, but a lot of embedded people need access to expensive target hardware one is unlikely to find at a Starbucks hotspot.
Perks count. Workers at New Belgium Brewing get a free case of beer a week. If it’s distributed on Fridays, I wonder what time employees straggle in Monday?
老外的工作型態畢竟不同,而軟體工程師的工作型態也變得多元,能夠 Programming 的標的也變多了,比方說最近很熱門的項目就是 ActionScript,搭配美工人員的 action/video frame,作一些邏輯上的調整,這些工作聽起來很好玩,而且如果能在 Starbucks 品味香醇的咖啡更有助於開發,重點是,這也是被鼓勵的行為,沒有必要一定要在辦公室,對能源作無謂的消耗。
不過,對於搞 Embedded Systems 的開發者來說,即使現在的硬體都大幅度「縮小」,我可不敢抱著 RF baseband、EVM board,或者幾十萬的 ICE,去 Starbucks 借一堆延長線,然後展開工作的內容 :P
由 jserv 發表於 April 19, 2006 06:22 AM