Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-10 Thread Rick Welykochy
Rob Sharp wrote: The User Interface hall-of-shame have continued the software-developers-as-builders metaphor: http://www.userinterfacehallofshame.com/index.php?p=51 If misery likes company and misery needs some levity, have a read of http://thedailywtf.com/ I couldn't stop laughing and cryin

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Rob Sharp
The User Interface hall-of-shame have continued the software-developers-as-builders metaphor: http://www.userinterfacehallofshame.com/index.php?p=51 [via slashdot, so probably everyone has already read it] On 6/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE---

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread telford
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 01:56:54PM +1000, Rowling, Jill wrote: > Systems Engineering used to be a compulsory subject at both UNSW EE/CS and > UTS EE; clearly it isn't compulsory everywhere! > Unfortunately most small businesses (includes many telcos, c

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Rob Sharp
IL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 10 June 2005 1:34 PM > To: SLUG > Subject: Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile... > > > Is that not how every mud-hut building company works? ;-) > > I only ho

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Taryn East
* Rowling, Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > Systems Engineering used to be a compulsory subject at both UNSW EE/CS and > UTS EE; clearly it isn't compulsory everywhere! lets just say that the guy I work with has been around longer than IT degrees have... > Unfortunately most small businesse

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Taryn East
* Rob Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > Is that not how every mud-hut building company works? ;-) > > I only hope the senior dev^H^H^Hmud-hut builder isn't on the SLUG list...! unlikely... his home system is windows (and he works from home)... Taryn -- This .sig temporarily out-of-order.

RE: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Rowling, Jill
005 1:34 PM To: SLUG Subject: Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile... Is that not how every mud-hut building company works? ;-) I only hope the senior dev^H^H^Hmud-hut builder isn't on the SLUG list...! Rob. -- IMPORTA

Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Rob Sharp
Is that not how every mud-hut building company works? ;-) I only hope the senior dev^H^H^Hmud-hut builder isn't on the SLUG list...! Rob. On 6/10/05, Taryn East <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a c-programmer with five years of experience in a commercial environment, > and have become incre

[SLUG] the parable of the mudpile...

2005-06-09 Thread Taryn East
I am a c-programmer with five years of experience in a commercial environment, and have become increasingly aware of what I would consider to be a few failings in the technical processes of our company... but of course I am just the "junior" developer (don't seem to be able to shake that word from