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Second Contract In Finance - My Thoughts
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And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
I found a document that described a core module in a large pension provider as...
"written in the 60s and 70s"
"unable to be rewritten as nobody knows how it works"Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostI found a document that described a core module in a large pension provider as...
"written in the 60s and 70s"
"unable to be rewritten as nobody knows how it works"And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI have a little theory that the next major banking crisis could be a software crisis; bank loses tulipload of money in a system nobody knows or understands; back-ups fail due to untested rollback mechanisms; major tulip hits banking system. World blames 'software experts' when tulip hits the fan.
Equally, all the skills that the west had would have gone so it the banks will be stuck with the Bob's even though they caused it.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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The best one is...
"can you check if that value is correct"
"well what is the calculation?"
"we don't know, can you not look in the program and see what it is meant to be doing?"Comment
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostBy which point the only people in the business are the Bob's so it will all be their fault.
Equally, all the skills that the west had would have gone so it the banks will be stuck with the Bob's even though they caused it.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe best one is...
"can you check if that value is correct"
"well what is the calculation?"
"we don't know, can you not look in the program and see what it is meant to be doing?"
I was once in a team that was asked to take a look at the code in a banking system to see what was going wrong with some orders it sent to the markets. We said 'sure, just show us the source code and we'll take a look', to which the response was 'erm, source code; what...?'And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe best one is...
"can you check if that value is correct"
"well what is the calculation?"
"we don't know, can you not look in the program and see what it is meant to be doing?"+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostI had a job like that once, but sadly not in banking.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostI really hope it wasn't in aerospace or nuclear power...+50 Xeno Geek Points
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