tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54270402011-04-22T10:35:05.248+10:00Reality = TrueQ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09620431184569605851noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1055679877845936852003-06-15T22:24:00.000+10:002003-06-15T22:32:43.693+10:00What Are you talking about?
It occured to me that I've been too harsh when it comes to people and the way they work.
People communicate for so many different reasons. Often when people are at work, they don't care about their job. Despite this, they'll go about their work, go to meetings, argue and look exactly like they care. Bastards.
Until now, I just assumed that if you're talking about Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1054887791410801812003-06-06T18:23:00.000+10:002003-06-08T11:38:11.083+10:00More like a bridge too short…
Software Engineering is a discipline entirely unlike every other form of engineering. It’s more like sorcery. Any other engineer works constrained by the physical world; Their worlds contain concrete dependencies and tangible defined constraints – innate truths. Things that you simply know have to be completed in a particular order – for instance, a civil engineer Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1054291484947091212003-05-30T20:44:00.000+10:002003-05-30T20:44:44.860+10:00
The Guys over at Software Reality have some cool stuff. Some dumb stuff too, but hey - it's all stuff.
Reminds me what I hate about eXtreme Programming...Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1054286153925766752003-05-30T19:15:00.000+10:002003-05-30T19:56:00.680+10:00When Ideas Ain't Enough
When you're trying to bring about serious process change in an organisation, the most important thing to consider is the inertia. Inertia says that:
A body in motion tends to remain in motion, and a body at rest tends to remain at rest.
Organisations are the same. It's going to take a certain amount of force to make any impact.
Are the staff ready to change? Do Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1054120644739860302003-05-28T21:17:00.000+10:002005-03-09T10:24:12.513+11:00Honesty in your professionAn equally scarce notion...Today, I think there are four types of white collar worker:Value ReducingValue SyphoningValue RetainingValue AddingValue ReducingThis group of individuals is happy with the notion that they don't have to stay home today and someone is willing to pay them to achieve that. They provide no advantage to the organisation for which they work and Q...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09620431184569605851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1053944680121989832003-05-26T20:24:00.000+10:002003-05-26T20:25:56.186+10:00Honesty in Software
It's kind of like Truth in Advertising - A nice idea...
There's much more value in a message like that in modern software tricks -
Take the metaphor of the progress bar. If your progress bar fills up and does nothing for a while- I start clicking stuff. If there was a big message saying something like "Don't talk to me until this message goes away..." maybe then I'd be Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427040.post-1053944035066405972003-05-26T20:13:00.000+10:002003-05-26T20:29:30.583+10:00Congratulations to the Blogger mob. It appears reality is true for a few people out there.
I just created a new blog and it said "Don't close your browser or click anything!".
That's fantastic!
Rather than hide behind the aura (is that the fuzzy green thing) of software there is honesty. "There will be a problem if you do this now, sometimes I can't do anything about it, other times I just Q...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09620431184569605851noreply@blogger.com0