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Management
Technorati Tags: Management,Teamwork I’m sure there are a lot of us who are very happy in our jobs, and that there are still some great companies out there that drive a great team oriented environment and take time to think about business process. I know I’ve been there a few times but it’s also becoming more rare as many companies are starting more and more to drive a slave-driven, non-team oriented culture in some work environments in America today. Also, I consistently hear “Nothing is going to be perfect” in your job. And that’s definitely true and personally...
Technorati Tags: Management,Standards,Architecture,Rants The good thing is, I don’t have to ramble on as to why this is probably the worst post I’ve ever read relating to development. I think if I did my rambling would be an 800 page book. But here it is, the most naive post I’ve ever read. I suppose I shouldn’t be acknowledging and giving this guy any kind of attention but it’s so bad, I feel an obligation to share a post from a true Salesman which is what he is, not a developer: The Duct Tape Programmer (la la la...
Technorati Tags: Management I just love this one. These kind of statements really piss me off as a developer especially when I have a task or two I’m already working on. This has got to be one of the worst lazy ass one liners you can get from a manager these days in development. So here’s the story: You get a new request in straight up from a user (because unfortunately there is no proper ticketing system or any process in place at any time whatsoever). Boss asks “what’s the problem”. You explain shortly to your boss...
Technorati Tags: Rants,Opinion,Management I often see this in job descriptions for Software Developer positions. I don’t know about you but to me this kind of description is just getting ridiculous these days and I’m seeing this language more and more. I mean is this kind of statement really necessary? We’re all adults and professionals here. Personally when it’s that strongly stated in such a passive aggressive tone, it turns me off. Yea yea, you’re telling me your environment is hard core and extremely high pressured. Wonderful, as I woke up this morning I was thinking wow, I really...
del.icio.us Tags: Management Technorati Tags: Management In no particular order of weight (but would have to say if I had to give it a weight the highest would be on #1, #2, #4, #7, #9, and #10). Before you read this, you might want to read my philosophy on what a Good Manager / Lead would be. 1) Code & Run Shop No iterative development structure. It’s a “do it all at once” crap shoot in a “lets grab a date out of thin air” type of deal...
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Technorati Tags: Management,Job Searching Throughout my career I have both done some interviewing and of course attended many interviews. Most of the focus from the candidate is being prepared to answer the employer’s questions. But what many candidates fail to do is look out for their own best interests in terms of finding a job that they will enjoy in terms of environment, technologies, and people. This is one of the hardest things to do. To gauge whether the employer who is about to hire you is a place that you believe will be one that you will want to...
Technorati Tags: Standards,Management For a long time, I have harped that code & run shops are not going deliver any business or employee sustainable results. It’s pretty much common sense to me, but a lot of businesses do not give a damn or get it. It obviously causes all sorts of BIG problems for businesses and the people they employ: 1) Unnecessary pressure. Working till all hours to produce hacks, not code. Affects all parties involved due to the expectation to code & run against ridiculous and lack of well thought out process or deadlines (developer, managers, and their families...
Technorati Tags: Management,Workplace,Opinion I’ll be frank. I’ve worked for some real dumb assholes (in the past) as have many I’m sure. And several of these managers or leads fallen into one of these categories: a) Dumb but very nice (should never be in a management or lead position). Got there from kissing ass or got lucky b) Dumb, overly nice 99% of the time, but blows up suddenly when things do not go well turning into dumb assholes c) Dumb & Complete Assholes all the time d) Smart and Complete Assholes all the time...
Technorati Tags: Standards,Rants,Management,Series,Source Control I’m going to post a series of what I call “Red Flags” in development shops. Things that in some development shops happen frequently & also encompass one or more of the following below: 1) Destruct an overall development shop’s efficiency 2) Produce a team environment with unnecessary stress 3) Happen due to lack of standards/process and expectations 4) Happen as the result of bad management, bad attitudes, lack of professionalism, lack of ethics, or just bad business practice altogether These series of posts really start paint the picture of growing problems in many IT shops today,...
Technorati Tags: Opinion,Management,Teamwork I find it astounding how many development shops (from talking to many people over the years including my own experiences) frustrate the hell out of its own very motivated developers and push very good developers away literally. Pushing them away because a manager or set of managers are too stubborn and fail often to truly listen to the very people who they have hired to "do a great job" and to "give advice on what can be improved in order to benefit the business". Or maybe a manager has talked the talked but not walked the...
