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Some perspective: During the 11 years I was in a position to hire, I mostly thought depth was better than breadth. And in 42 years I only experienced intra-company platform...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 29, 2024 at 1:49 pm
I have a shirt that says:
"I'm a cranky old man. I do WHAT I want WHEN I want WHERE I want. Just one sec, I'll ask my wife".
You can guess...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 23, 2024 at 6:20 pm
Yes, I a cranky curmudgeon, and proud of it. I earned it the hard way.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 22, 2024 at 7:18 pm
This subject reminds me of several observations from my years in IT.
First of all, maybe we put far too much emphasis on 'uptime' that isn't really all that important. Maybe...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 18, 2024 at 4:46 pm
"The need to work 60 hours a week could be legitimate."
David. I agree with this to a certain extent, but not for an extended period. There are times when this...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 18, 2024 at 2:44 pm
Your office look is very creative, and it seems like you are a good creative man. The hanging cup on the wall is looking very nice.
The cup collection is...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
March 7, 2024 at 12:17 pm
Maybe as important as code reviews could be what I would call code-flogging. Needs to be tested with a million rows and by testers intentionally trying to break it. My...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 28, 2024 at 11:44 am
Sometimes we are in a quandary regarding how, if at all, to work our way out of upgrade situations. Right now I'm having an issue with one upgrade and have...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 26, 2024 at 4:16 pm
This reminds me of the error message I always thought would be fun to put in GPS software upgrades which would say "You can't get there from here".
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 26, 2024 at 2:02 pm
My Boss: "Hey, Rick, our xyz system is down".
Me: "So?".
And I never got any hugs.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 25, 2024 at 7:20 pm
Learning never gets old, but WE do. I'm 80 years and right now am preparing for an expiring driver's license and having to take an interactive exam to renew. The...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 17, 2024 at 6:46 pm
Wow...just WOW. This one almost gave me nightmares. My crazy brain goes into all sorts of imaginary scenarios. In one of my situations this could have spelled disaster in a...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 12, 2024 at 3:26 pm
When I started coding COBOL and assembler, unit testing was hard coding record selection and counts in a compile, printing the report, then using a utility to print the same ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 6, 2024 at 4:26 am
Just another small tidbit for you all. I have found that one of the characteristics that may plague us all for the rest of our lives is that we notice...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 5, 2024 at 5:17 pm
I have related before that years ago I discovered a common coding error in a set of 10-12 internal/external dealer reports which I repaired/verified/released to our QA (Quality Assurance!) group. ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
February 5, 2024 at 3:20 pm
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