Jesse Jackson Sr. did this exact thing... When asked, he called Steve Jobs 'peoples people' and glorified him in the moment. Obviously, only because he's dead and Jackson will do anything to capitalize on anything. Before the death, his son spoke in front of congress about how terrible Steve/Apple is for American jobs and society in general.
If there is a part store conveniently located near you, then by all means go there. Most people no longer have that luxury, and are at the wits of the free market.
So, 3 versions from now it will be 20% faster.... isn't that kind of a let-down? I saw the headline, it seems to be presenting it like it's an amazing feat.
Yikes!!!! I love the beginning of the last example, "The testing/QA department who had been successfully kept away from a project." Classic. That is a sad story, what happened next. I'm not surprised though!
I think this is a ridiculous path for the argument to take. I've inherited hundreds of programs, and a majority of them were shitty in my opinion. I did what I had to do, figured them out and maintained them, or made a case to re-engineer them. I never categorically stated that these people should be fired, or that their heads are in their asses. Your whole post is so generic, slanderous and whiny, it doesn't even make sense.
What is this nonsense about the world smelling like shit? I don't get it... I am an extremely positive and helpful person. My StackOverflow profile contains less than 5 questions and over 600 answers.
Like I said, I think it's a very subjective thing. I had to jump in and help fix an issue for someone who was a major 'best-practice' junkie (he was on vacation)... His process was built using wonderful design patterns and everything was made generic and abstract to an extreme level. I thought he was great until this, because it was one of the most tedious things I've ever done, debugging his shit line by line. I get the impression if you had seen it you'd think it was great code, which is what I expected of it to.
Hah... well I'm glad someone sees another angle on this besides good coder / crappy coder. Yes, it is also a process management uses to minimize the importance of any one developer while trumping up their own, eliminate anything resembling pride or ownership of ones work, and reduce any sort of hardships due to turnover.
I don't have a serious opposition to them, and Pair Programming is one of my favorite things. I will however defend certain things, or oppose certain changes. I am passionate about development. I was just explaining why I have opposed them at times in the past, since the OP tried to generalize.
I contend that you can do all of those things without someone looking over your shoulder... Just like you can be a good and moral person without being god-fearing. (sorry to make another analogy, especially a religious one, but this one is a personal favorite.)
You're right... Over my 13 years of professional experience as a developer in companies ranging from very small to very large, I've never come to appreciate something as ridiculous as 'company-wide' ANYTHING. You don't hire me for my ability to conform! As for my attitude, it kicks ass... I believe anything is possible, and I'm highly motivated to solve problems that others think are difficult. I respect your different opinion and would choose to not work for you.
What if the people who would be reviewing your code are 'best-practice' consultant types? The only reason I've ever been opposed to code reviews is that development practices are very very subjective and I want my code to be judged on it's output / functionality instead of how it is written.
I realize a lot of people don't agree that it is very subjective, and I think that's the problem... It's like arguing with those who think climate science is 'settled'.
If this country survives to 2050, it will be because of Republicans... Global Warming will still be just a bullshit political football that has no net effect on anything except the size of the 'Green' marketing budget. What's a thousand times more urgent and dangerous to this world than Global Warming? Democrats and their anti-american socialist platform of debt and corruption.
I'm all for them continually trying to figure it out. You're absolutely right it's incredibly complex, and I postulate we may never fully comprehend it or be able to simulate or predict it to any level of accuracy. That said, It would be nice if (while figuring it out) the grand claims weren't made. We have a very small history of good temperature data, a very questionable network of sensors for collecting a certain quantity of temperature readings, and very little data (comparatively) on the suns impact. I love science and scientists, but they need to continue to be skeptics. If the system is too big to actually figure out, they should be able to always admit that.
I don't use DVR functionality, so I'm not worried about it recording anything while I'm away. My entire living room entertainment area is on a power strip, which stays OFF unless I decide I want to watch TV or play the Xbox. Such an easy solution to save all that power, just turn the damn thing off. My power hungry PC also gets turned off whenever feasible. I've noticed significant savings on my electric bill this year over the previous year when I was leaving everything on.
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Actually a lot of OEM's are quite upset about it... (Microsoft releasing a tablet.)
You could use CD's and the hash audits you mentioned, it would at least be better than giving a device USB access.
Jesse Jackson Sr. did this exact thing... When asked, he called Steve Jobs 'peoples people' and glorified him in the moment. Obviously, only because he's dead and Jackson will do anything to capitalize on anything. Before the death, his son spoke in front of congress about how terrible Steve/Apple is for American jobs and society in general.
Pretty ridiculous that TW business class is less reliable than a Comcast home connection...
If there is a part store conveniently located near you, then by all means go there. Most people no longer have that luxury, and are at the wits of the free market.
I *hate* loud releases.
So, 3 versions from now it will be 20% faster.... isn't that kind of a let-down? I saw the headline, it seems to be presenting it like it's an amazing feat.
Then why the hell are you still using it? You are aware that Google makes a browser called Chrome, right? It kicks all kinds of ass.
Yikes!!!! I love the beginning of the last example, "The testing/QA department who had been successfully kept away from a project." Classic. That is a sad story, what happened next. I'm not surprised though!
Well said, and glad you decided to post... interesting example.
I think this is a ridiculous path for the argument to take. I've inherited hundreds of programs, and a majority of them were shitty in my opinion. I did what I had to do, figured them out and maintained them, or made a case to re-engineer them. I never categorically stated that these people should be fired, or that their heads are in their asses. Your whole post is so generic, slanderous and whiny, it doesn't even make sense.
What is this nonsense about the world smelling like shit? I don't get it... I am an extremely positive and helpful person. My StackOverflow profile contains less than 5 questions and over 600 answers.
Sounds good man, a very smart and productive/positive way of doing it, while still accomplishing the desired outcome. I'd work with you.
Hahaha, well said Billco. I'm all about code reviews if that's the point of them.
Oh no... did I say something to make you think this??? *teeth-gnashing*
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Like I said, I think it's a very subjective thing. I had to jump in and help fix an issue for someone who was a major 'best-practice' junkie (he was on vacation)... His process was built using wonderful design patterns and everything was made generic and abstract to an extreme level. I thought he was great until this, because it was one of the most tedious things I've ever done, debugging his shit line by line. I get the impression if you had seen it you'd think it was great code, which is what I expected of it to.
Hah... well I'm glad someone sees another angle on this besides good coder / crappy coder. Yes, it is also a process management uses to minimize the importance of any one developer while trumping up their own, eliminate anything resembling pride or ownership of ones work, and reduce any sort of hardships due to turnover.
I can't figure out why you jump to the conclusion that my code is 'crappy'. Cool story though, bro.
I don't have a serious opposition to them, and Pair Programming is one of my favorite things. I will however defend certain things, or oppose certain changes. I am passionate about development. I was just explaining why I have opposed them at times in the past, since the OP tried to generalize.
I contend that you can do all of those things without someone looking over your shoulder... Just like you can be a good and moral person without being god-fearing. (sorry to make another analogy, especially a religious one, but this one is a personal favorite.)
You're right... Over my 13 years of professional experience as a developer in companies ranging from very small to very large, I've never come to appreciate something as ridiculous as 'company-wide' ANYTHING. You don't hire me for my ability to conform! As for my attitude, it kicks ass... I believe anything is possible, and I'm highly motivated to solve problems that others think are difficult. I respect your different opinion and would choose to not work for you.
What if the people who would be reviewing your code are 'best-practice' consultant types? The only reason I've ever been opposed to code reviews is that development practices are very very subjective and I want my code to be judged on it's output / functionality instead of how it is written.
I realize a lot of people don't agree that it is very subjective, and I think that's the problem... It's like arguing with those who think climate science is 'settled'.
Thread over, anonymous coward wins.
If this country survives to 2050, it will be because of Republicans... Global Warming will still be just a bullshit political football that has no net effect on anything except the size of the 'Green' marketing budget. What's a thousand times more urgent and dangerous to this world than Global Warming? Democrats and their anti-american socialist platform of debt and corruption.
I'm all for them continually trying to figure it out. You're absolutely right it's incredibly complex, and I postulate we may never fully comprehend it or be able to simulate or predict it to any level of accuracy. That said, It would be nice if (while figuring it out) the grand claims weren't made. We have a very small history of good temperature data, a very questionable network of sensors for collecting a certain quantity of temperature readings, and very little data (comparatively) on the suns impact. I love science and scientists, but they need to continue to be skeptics. If the system is too big to actually figure out, they should be able to always admit that.
I don't use DVR functionality, so I'm not worried about it recording anything while I'm away. My entire living room entertainment area is on a power strip, which stays OFF unless I decide I want to watch TV or play the Xbox. Such an easy solution to save all that power, just turn the damn thing off. My power hungry PC also gets turned off whenever feasible. I've noticed significant savings on my electric bill this year over the previous year when I was leaving everything on.