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| From | Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA |
| Date | 2014-04-24 15:59 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <brsjljFn28mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <brq0k8F69k7U1@mid.individual.net> <lj8k1q$3na$1@dont-email.me> <8761lzvus6.fsf@gmail.com> |
On 24/04/14 13:20, Hadron wrote: > DFS <nospam@dfs.com> writes: > >> On 04/23/2014 10:22 AM, Ian Hilliard wrote: >>> It appears that some people have too much time on their hands. I guess >>> that unemployment is a bitch. So, here is a very useful link, which >>> should help them to become useful members of society. >>> >>> http://opensource.com/business/14/4/open-source-job-skills?sc_cid=70160000000cVxvAAE&elq=7dd4d12255494fd8bd1b3ae1c8adf9a8&elqCampaignId=19318 >>> >>> >>> Ian >> >> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 >> Thunderbird/24.4.0 >> >> It's MCSE. And I see you're not posting from your Windows job. >> >> Good one, Bighead! >> >> "All the code that my teams produce is tested on a number of different >> platforms, using a number of different tools, on a number of different >> processors to detect any errors. The actual end platform is then >> selected based on a series of tests." >> >> LMAO! >> >> >> >> > > > Yup. The "legend" actually pics the deployment platform AFTER design, > implementation, testing and, probably, user acceptance tests. What an > idiot Hilliard is. > I love how you Microsoft True Believers love to display your ignorance in public. In the world of true software engineering, platform is not a requirement. It is a dependent variable. People, who make the mistake of making it a requirement often fall all over the results of their decision, when their chosen platform cannot do what is required. A common form of this is the need to do some hack in Windows using an undocumented interface, because the OS was actually the wrong choice for the task. Then suddenly, surprise surprise, the next set of patches from Microsoft breaks things. This is because the developers shouldn't have been using those undocumented interfaces anyway. This also goes back to proper decision making methodology. A decision should be made using the best available information. The problem is that often some critical pieces of information are simply not available. This is where assumptions come in to play. People make logical assumptions often based on experience. A common form of reasoning behind the assumption is the belief that if it works for A then it must work for B. I have seen such assumptions being made, even where A and B bear no resemblance to each other. The problem with assumptions is that they may or may not be correct. I have however seen too many such assumptions taken for gospel. Under such circumstances, assumption is likely to lead to disaster. Put another way, "Assumption is the mother of all fsck-ups." If development is made on the basis that the platform could be changed, it opens up access to a number of different tools for testing. It also forces the developers to use the OS abstraction layer that has been chosen and in turn stops the developers from using OS specific hacks. If the chosen OS turns out to be usable, then the application is also likely to survive updates. If the OS turns out not to be suitable, then it can be changed. This is good engineering and a key to good project management. I know that all the wintrolls in this group are poo-pooing this posting, as it does not agree with the evangelical training they have received from Redmond. It is however the best way to stop from painting oneself into a technological corner. Ian
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Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-23 16:22 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-23 10:51 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-23 11:04 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-23 18:06 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-23 18:14 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-24 13:20 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-24 15:59 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-24 11:30 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-24 17:43 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-24 12:04 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-24 12:38 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-24 10:42 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-24 22:26 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-25 14:00 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-25 14:41 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 07:55 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-25 09:25 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 08:40 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 09:55 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-25 16:03 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2014-04-25 14:21 +0000
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-25 11:41 -0600
"Hadron" basically admits Windows is "lowest common denominator" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-25 09:24 -0400
Re: "Hadron" basically admits Windows is "lowest common denominator" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-25 08:54 -0700
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-29 19:47 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 08:39 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-30 10:13 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 10:19 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-30 10:31 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 10:34 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-30 12:31 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 17:04 -0700
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-25 17:44 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 11:01 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-29 19:33 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 08:00 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-30 09:12 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 10:05 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-25 14:07 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 14:22 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-25 23:57 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 16:01 +0200
The low road versus the high road Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 10:24 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-28 10:54 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 10:08 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 18:12 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-28 18:26 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 12:02 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 18:32 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 18:44 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 12:09 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-28 18:47 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 12:53 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 19:10 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-28 20:00 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 13:11 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 13:32 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 13:46 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-29 19:28 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-30 07:58 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 12:11 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 14:12 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-28 13:04 -0400
Re: The low road versus the high road GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-28 11:19 -0600
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 12:03 -0500
Re: The low road versus the high road GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-28 11:17 -0600
Re: The low road versus the high road Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 19:21 +0200
Re: The low road versus the high road GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-28 12:06 -0600
Re: The low road versus the high road chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 11:53 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 19:23 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-28 19:57 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2014-04-26 01:08 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2014-04-26 10:48 +0100
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2014-04-26 08:24 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-27 17:39 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 14:41 -0700
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 15:53 +0200
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 13:21 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-23 12:52 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-23 13:26 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Benny <bt@example.net> - 2014-04-23 15:56 -0600
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2014-04-24 00:10 +0100
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-24 06:51 -0500
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Sinister Midget <fardblossom@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 21:40 +0000
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-23 16:43 -0700
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2014-04-24 01:48 +0100
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-23 21:40 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-24 05:41 -0400
Re: Help for all the unemployed MSCEs posting in COLA Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-24 13:19 +0200
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