And things only take two weeks if you never follow any of the process.
Tag: work
I work with a bunch of lovely nutters
Development by pressing random keys
How to learn a new language or platform.
Unanticipated day off
On my way home last night, I did a silly thing and forgot my keys at the office. No big deal.
Today, as we dropped off the car to get its two-year service, Katy left her house keys with the car keys. No big deal.
After taking the bus/train back home, we realised that neither of us had keys to get into the house. Oops.
My sensible plan to work from home today got locked out. So Katy and I had a impromptu date day.
Everything has consequences
Sadly, many a coder comes to realize that poor planning, tight deadlines, scope creep and unmanaged expectations will lead from the first to the second:
Books specifically made for someone
I have seen many projects in the last year lead by someone who’s taken these books to heart:
Sadly, the developers who must deal with the new shiny-shiny have had to take pages out of this book:
Optimize for happiness
I don’t miss my old Thursday morning meeting
This is a lesson some people need to learn
A pessimist is someone who’s listened to one too many optimists
A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely. – Cyrano de Bergerac
Don’t ever become a pessimist… a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events. – Robert A. Heinlein
Tradition
Just because you’ve always done it that way doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly stupid.
Believe in Yourself
Because the rest of us think you’re an idiot.
Meetings
None of us is as dumb as all of us.
Idiocy
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Consistency
It’s only a virtue if you’re not a screwup.