Debate Azure vs. Amazon Web Services

This morning I was pointed to an interesting article that goes over some interesting arguments both for and against using Azure vs. AWS: http://gigaom.com/cloud/the-great-debate-windows-azure-vs-amazon-web-services/. Ultimately what this looks like it will come down to is a question of the right fit for your organization. Do you employ primarily .NET developers or Java developers? Is most of your investment in Microsoft or do you have a mix (Oracle/Java/IBM)?

      

Developers: Exercise Your Problem Solving Skills

A friend at work showed me this. Facebook has some good software engineering puzzles they are using to screen potential software development employees. The puzzles are arranged from easy ("snacks") to hard ("meals") to advanced ("buffet"). All of them are challenging.