Let me share my experiences with Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs). Intel had a small group down in Folsom working on this technology. Because of re-orgs, my wife and I moved to Folsom and we lived down for eight years (1988-1994). As part of that team I came up with three patents. And it was just…
Author: Richard Vireday
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CIO, Sr. Software Engineer. M.S. Computer Science/Engineering
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Six Months to Satisfaction- Large Team Frustrations
Q: What’s your most frustrating experiences as an engineer? A: Basically not being listened to. Like most people as an engineer not being listened to ranks up at the top of my frustration. While it’s easy to manage this in a one on one working relationship it becomes much harder in a larger team. Let…
The Unexpected Summer of Three Interns
In my engineering career the number three comes up often. A good software engineer goes through loops at least 3 times to check their software. You need to ask a manager three times to get the approval to do something new. One summer three interns came under my tutelage. That year our group could hire…