Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 11:38:07 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <4db4ee19-a469-eeb6-1e2e-5c72fb771eb4@example.net> References: <3hOdnWpQ649QMGr7nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@earthlink.com> <1114392917.749421134.280786.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <066d7009-983d-3dc8-b78f-bc37a915da18@example.net> <4tqdnbx-J_0CX2H7nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> <62a30449-8f57-b5a0-802d-1bcbc6459f04@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="801184"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:227639 comp.os.linux.misc:59173 On Sun, 6 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 5 Oct 2024 11:55:56 +0200, D wrote: > >> For the customer it is great, and brings a lot of technical credibility >> to the deal. For the technologist it is also great, because they get >> first hand experience with the problems of the customer and I have seen >> that it changes how they think about what they do. > > I've worked closely with a couple of clients but in general it's not a > good idea to let programmers talk to the clients. Programmers don't have > very good filters. > I never had any problems, but on the other hand, perhaps I either was lucky to never work with any madmen, or I'm a good judge of character. All programmers I've worked with, except one, were generally very nice people, and the ones who had no interest in being involved in the commercial side, I would obviously not drag in front of the customer.