Sunday links

[Originally posted on what used to be a separate blog 'On jobs, work and careers' and later was merged into this blog.]

Interesting links on the topic of jobs, work and careers:

• Enrique Dans: ¿Alguien ha visto un programador? (Has somebody seen a programmer?):
  

  En España, a este lado del túnel, se necesitan programadores. Y los programadores necesitan una reivindicación urgente de su profesión, que recupere el legítimo orgullo de quien crea, de quien desarrolla, de quien se responsabiliza de un todo, de quien se enamora de un proyecto y no se limita a ser un obrero en el mismo, sino un verdadero arquitecto. Se buscan programadores con orgullo y capacidad para serlo. Pero por lo que se ve, habrá que mirar debajo de las piedras.

  Rough translation:

  In Spain, on this side of the tunnel, we need programmers. And programmers urgently need to claim back their profession, they need to recover the legitimate pride of someone who creates, develops and is responsible for a whole, of someone who falls in love with a project and doesn’t limit himself to being a mere labourer on it, but is a real architect. We need proud programmers and programmers with the skills to be one. It seems they will be hard to find.

• The Business of Software Wiki (from Joel on Software):
  

  Our goal is to gather and present unbiased, useful and up-to-date information about the business of software, whether it’s microISVs selling desktop software, Web 2.0 sites, or even the big enterprise kind of outfits.

• Brazen Careerist: How to be a star performer: 4 things to get good at (yes, this one’s a year old, but it’s still a good read):
  

  To become your best self – a star, a great leader, a fulfilled worker – you need to know yourself and your goals very well. Start now. It’s a lifelong process, and done honestly, it’s the process that makes almost any job intrinsically challenging and interesting.