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Deadlines can be achieved even on a complex project if:
1 estimates are created by people who have experience in the field.
2 estimates are peer-reviewed...
September 9, 2014 at 2:46 am
Tatsu (8/22/2014)
...at some point the developers need to break out of "build it" mode and get into the "break it" mindset.
I'm sorry, I think that's a fundamental error. Developers need...
August 22, 2014 at 6:57 am
Tatsu (8/22/2014)
I am for having the right data in the right environment.
I don't see the point. If production data can be obfuscated while maintaining similar statistical characteristics, and if there's...
August 22, 2014 at 6:17 am
Makes total sense, but I don't visit SSC to be told what I must or must not do. Maybe I'm having a bad day 😎
August 19, 2014 at 4:17 am
We have a very similar setup, which works very well and has saved us from catastrophe a few times now.
August 11, 2014 at 2:24 am
GoofyGuy (7/8/2014)
Approach all problems with the belief they can be solved.And if you can't, it's time to find a different profession.
We make our living solving mysteries.
... and preventing them...
July 8, 2014 at 9:03 am
All good, positive stuff, but it sounded a bit like the sermon on the mount!
July 8, 2014 at 1:18 am
Nevyn (5/16/2014)
I'm not sure I've ever heard buggy code, bad design, and lack of security standards or QA referred to as an 'emergent practice' or 'breakthrough idea' before.
^^like^^:hehe:
May 16, 2014 at 8:16 am
skeleton567 (5/15/2014)
Decision makers rarely understand what's under the hood.
Ain't that the flippin truth :doze:
May 15, 2014 at 8:16 am
skeleton567 (5/15/2014)
Then along came the likes of COBOL which made so-called 'programmers' of those who weren't and shouldn't have been.
Horses for courses: if you produce a product using Cobol, you...
May 15, 2014 at 7:37 am
Koen Verbeeck (5/15/2014)
What if they run java and right before the car needs to break for a traffic jam, the garbage collector kicks in...
😛
May 15, 2014 at 7:15 am
skeleton567 (5/15/2014)
This is exactly why I oppose the development of computer controlled vehicles.
I'm kinda hoping that the software controlling automatic cars will fall under similar standards as airplane (particularly...
May 15, 2014 at 7:06 am
You've come full circle behind my original post 😛 I agree: imposing standards is expensive, but making those standards optional gives flexibility.
Those that wish to sign up and can...
May 15, 2014 at 5:33 am
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May 15, 2014 at 5:10 am
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