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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Pardon me for asking, but... |
| Date | 2012-10-28 20:53 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:43:09 +0200, Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de>
wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:15:50 -0400, David Lamb wrote:
>
>> On 26/10/2012 3:25 PM, Lew wrote:
>>> pat.t...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> In light of these job postings, what exactly constitutes an "URGENT" need for a programmer? I've
>>>> managed developers, and I can honestly say that I've never seen-or even _heard_ of-a programming
>>>> emergency...
>>> Short career so far?
>> Do people still read Brooks' "Mythical Man-Month"? He said "adding
>> people to a late project makes it later". So if you have a programming
>> "emergency", maybe hiring somebody at the last minute isn't going to
>> help. Nevertheless, people seem to do it.
>
>That truthism doesn't mean no project no matter how close or far from its
>deadline can ever be sped up no matter the amount of programmers added.
"truism".
You can win at Russian Roulette. Nonetheless, the usual advice
is to avoid playing.
Lew said good stuff. Let me add that if a project is far from
its deadline, then "URGENT" is probably not very accurate.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Pardon me for asking, but... pat.trainor@gmail.com - 2012-10-26 11:47 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-26 12:25 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-10-26 17:15 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2012-10-27 20:43 +0200
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-28 10:02 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-30 23:06 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 12:21 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2012-10-31 16:37 -0300
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-10-31 18:24 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-11-06 12:39 -0800
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-11-06 11:50 -0800
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-10-28 20:53 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-30 22:40 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... pat.trainor@gmail.com - 2012-10-26 14:28 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-26 20:56 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-10-29 07:09 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-10-29 10:38 -0400
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-10-29 09:43 -0700
Re: Pardon me for asking, but... Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-31 16:26 -0700
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