NEVER. EVER. AGAIN.
- I will never again be put in a position where a client requirement cannot be met in effort proportional to its complexity, as a result of the incompetence and outright malpractice of a fellow self-proclaimed computer programmer.
- I will never again be put in a position where I must tell a client that their requirement is overdue as a result of the consequences implied by the incompetence of a fellow self-proclaimed programmer.
- I will never again be put in a position where I must hack at software in most unsavoury ways (i.e. likely defective; unable to decompose perpetually) in order to achieve a client requirement satisfactorily — this flows from exclusive competence and thus, the elimination of incompetence.
F.F.S., The bar is not that high!
NEVER. EVER. AGAIN.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I have a similar mantra, where ‘computer programmer’ is replaced with “development manager.” sadly, I have needed that mantra many times
March 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Think of it this way: you’re absolutely NOT alone
March 17th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Thanks Ricardo
Feels like it sometimes.
March 17th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
We ought to have some kind of manifesto. Sadly, these look all too familiar.
March 17th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Sounds great. How will you achieve it?
March 17th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Ahh, so understandable. Let us know if you come up with a strategy to implement this, I’m sure a lot of us out here would love to have that answer.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
To implement this strategy, you have to walk a fine line between “honest and bold” and “too much of a jerk to hire again”. It is not easy.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I dunno why, but reading this with my morning coffee reminded me of a movie… you know, the one where the guy says, ” I love the smell of napalm in the morning… “.
Heh. Thanks for helping me remember why I’m self-employed.
March 18th, 2008 at 12:46 am
A noble set of goals, but I question the realism of totally avoiding incompetent coworkers, bosses and clients.
Perhaps it would be more fruitful to strive for those three goals, and a fourth one:
* When these fail, I will become proficient at dealing with screwed-up people and situations, because encountering them is inevitable.
March 18th, 2008 at 2:47 am
good luck!