For the past four months, I have been working on my Wharton Executive CTO Program. There is no new content to learn or assignment to do this week, which means it’s a good opportunity to reflect on progress. I am a Distinguished Engineer at ADP, a Fortune 500 technology services company. Today, I am one … Continue reading On the role of Distinguished Engineer and CTO Mindset
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The future is bright
Is there a future in traditional computer science? The short answer is yes. I am confident that the future is bright. Here is the longer answer. What is Computer Science? Computer Science is the study of computation. It includes theoretical concepts like information, automata, and complexity theories. You will study algorithms and data structures and … Continue reading The future is bright
My giant follows me wherever I go
My giant follows me wherever I go In his "Self-Reliance" essay, Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty, and lose my sadness. I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside … Continue reading My giant follows me wherever I go
Automation and coding tools for pet projects on the Apple hardware
Though modern computers are a lot more complex in many ways, Apple does understand the need of power users and students to explore and create.
Kitchen table conversations
This election cycle much has been made out of what should be left to families to discuss over "kitchen table" conversations. Should it be racism? Should it be sex education? Should it be New Jersey's LGBTQ inclusive curriculum? Here are the topics we discuss in my family with our two kids — one in middle school, the other in high school.
Collaborative work in the cloud: what I learned teaching my daughter how to code
Whether my third grader becomes a software engineer when she grows up remains to be seen. The ability to customize and extend the behavior of a computer is a skill that is going to remain with her for the lifetime. If she wants to be an educator she can make educational apps. If she becomes a business person or a scientist she will be able to use computers to her advantage. This is what being a citizen developer is all about.
Attracting STEM Graduates to Traditional Enterprise IT
Techcrunch reports: If 17-year-old Google is at all worried that it’s losing its mojo, it should find some new data highly reassuring. According to a survey of 19,000 students across 340 universities around the world, Google is still their top choice when asked where they’d want to work. Their other top picks, in descending order: … Continue reading Attracting STEM Graduates to Traditional Enterprise IT
The Clarkson School Class of 2015 Commencement speech
Good morning! I am Oleg Dulin, the Clarkson School Class of 1997. You may know this poem by Robert Frost: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference" The road that led us all here happens to be a very cold … Continue reading The Clarkson School Class of 2015 Commencement speech
The Clarkson School Class of 2015 Commencement
The Clarkson School Class of 2015Last weekend, on May 2nd, I had an opportunity to come to Clarkson University and give an alumni address at the Clarkson School Class of 2015 Commencement. The best way to describe Clarkson School is that it is bridging year program where talented high school students get to leave high … Continue reading The Clarkson School Class of 2015 Commencement
Microsoft and Apple Have Everything to Lose if Chromebooks Succeed
Desperate times call for desperate measures at Microsoft. Frobes reports: Despite a lacklustre start, Chromebooks are becoming relatively popular in the super-budget end of the portable market. This has worried Microsoft for some time. After all, with a Google-centric experience, not to mention an operating system in the form of Chrome OS, there’s little if … Continue reading Microsoft and Apple Have Everything to Lose if Chromebooks Succeed
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