عن المبرمج نتحدث – 3
المبرمج يولد مبرمجاً هل هناك فارق بين الناس في مدي قابليتهم لتعلم البرمجة؟ هل هناك أشخاص لا يمكن تعليمهم البرمجة أم أن أي شخص يمكنه أن يكون مبرمجاً؟ بعبارة أخري، هل يولد المبرمج مبرمجاً أم أن المبرمج يمكن صناعته بالتعليم و الممارسة؟ هذه التساؤلات هي نقطة خلافية كبيرة بين عدد كبير من المهتمين بصناعة البرمجيات [...]
عن المبرمج نتحدث – 2
2 – شخصية المبرمج بما أن المبرمج هو العامل الرئيسي في نجاح أو فشل المشروع، و بما أن البرمجة هي نتاج عقلية المبرمج الذي قد يختلف بناء علي حالته النفسية و العقلية من يوم لآخر، و بما أن البرمجة عمل جماعي يؤثر فيه المبرمج و كيفية تعامله مع زملاؤه كان من الضروري دراسة شخصية المبرمج، [...]
عن المبرمج نتحدث – 1
تتميز صناعة البرمجيات بأنها صناعة تعتمد في المقام الأول علي المبرمجين. ليس هناك آلآت أو مواد خام أو تكاليف شحن أو أي عامل من العوامل التي تقوم عليها باقي الصناعات، فقط المبرمج. من هنا كانت تكلفة المشروع هي في المقام الأول أجر العاملين في المشروع (رواتبهم الشهرية) ، و بالتالي إن أمكنك تقدير الوقت المتوقع [...]
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