the junk that is offered to walmart consumers is not the same as merchandise that manufacturers sell to other retailers, even with the same branding - see snapper & rubbermaid... caveat emptor
You may be surprised how little interaction different sections within the same agency have, much less how little interaction different departments have. Lessons aren't often learned by the actions of others withing the gov't. However, putting software into production is not trivial for a fed, and NSA employs very few dummies. They knew exactly what that cookie was doing.
i think you make an interesting point. it is difficult and expensive to leave north america (canada and mexico barely count as different counties...) and there is ~almost~ any kind of geographic/geologic area available in the US, so it's very easy to find any type of entertainment without leaving the US. it does make us very myopic though.
Certs are a good way to get your first job. After that they are valueless. My wife is in a profession that also has a lot of phony-balony certifications. We have dozens of them hanging in the bathroom - along with our old MCIWorld stock certificates...
It's not the only way to get bad software, but in my experience the best way to end up with bad software is to have a PM that doesn't understand how - sometimes even why - he should gather requirements.
So, if the equivenlent of a PM - a general contractor doesn't even know why he should ask the customer what the main building material should be (wood, brick, stone,...) then failures are likely to occur.
Generally, the dumbass PM's I've been around (about 75% of them) want to start painting the cornflowerblue walls before the wall is built.
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the junk that is offered to walmart consumers is not the same as merchandise that manufacturers sell to other retailers, even with the same branding - see snapper & rubbermaid...
caveat emptor
ixney on the ashingbay! So it's a stupid thing to do, it pays the bills ~really well.
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You may be surprised how little interaction different sections within the same agency have, much less how little interaction different departments have. Lessons aren't often learned by the actions of others withing the gov't. However, putting software into production is not trivial for a fed, and NSA employs very few dummies. They knew exactly what that cookie was doing.
i think you make an interesting point. it is difficult and expensive to leave north america (canada and mexico barely count as different counties...) and there is ~almost~ any kind of geographic/geologic area available in the US, so it's very easy to find any type of entertainment without leaving the US. it does make us very myopic though.
Certs are a good way to get your first job. After that they are valueless. My wife is in a profession that also has a lot of phony-balony certifications. We have dozens of them hanging in the bathroom - along with our old MCIWorld stock certificates...
It's not the only way to get bad software, but in my experience the best way to end up with bad software is to have a PM that doesn't understand how - sometimes even why - he should gather requirements. ...) then failures are likely to occur.
So, if the equivenlent of a PM - a general contractor doesn't even know why he should ask the customer what the main building material should be (wood, brick, stone,
Generally, the dumbass PM's I've been around (about 75% of them) want to start painting the cornflowerblue walls before the wall is built.