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Previously on "Handing in my badge"

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Mudskipper you can always come
    down and help me packing in my warehouse :-)
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  • MarillionFan
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    Mudskipper you can always come
    down and help me packing in my warehouse :-)

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  • NickFitz
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    End of an era!

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by saptastic View Post

    Forum mod?
    she said she wanted work to do, not make odd decisions in her cups!

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by saptastic View Post

    Forum mod?
    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

    Application submitted!
    Under review.

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  • mudskipper
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post

    4. Play Scrabble for money
    Lol I've been going to scrabble tournaments - expensive to enter, and so far haven't scooped a prize!

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  • mudskipper
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

    That looks like it could be fun! Cheers!
    Application submitted!

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post

    4. Play Scrabble for money
    Become a squirrel farmer!

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    No plan at present, but ideas include -
    1. Become a deliveroo rider
    2. Upcycle unwanted furniture
    3. Buy and operate an ice-cream tricycle
    4. Play Scrabble for money

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post


    sprint: run at full speed over a short distance.

    These agile methodologies pay lip service to working at a sustainable pace so developers don't burn out but then contradict themselves by using emotive words like 'sprint', which are a never ending cycle of fake deadlines, as soon as one sprint finishes the next one starts..

    The typical software development project is a 2 year marathon, but now gets split up into 50 two weeks 'sprints'.

    I don't really like being given fake deadlines every two weeks to keep the pressure on. But I get paid well for it so smile and keep invoicing. But i do wonder about some of the permies, how they do constant agile sprints for just 50K a year. Feels to me like sweat shop working conditions for that kind of money.
    obviously haven't been on the same sprints as me, using sprint to describe wandering lost in the desert is amusing.

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  • TheDude
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    Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post

    The typical software development projects is typically a 2 year marathon, but now gets split up into 100 two weeks 'sprints'.

    I don't really like being given fake deadlines every two weeks to keep the pressure on. But I get paid well for it so smile and keep invoicing. But i do wonder about some of the permies, how they do agile for just 50K a year. Feels like sweat shop working conditions for that kind of money.
    The point of splitting the process up is that you always have something that works and new features can be demonstrated to users and response to feedback can be incorporated at the earliest opportunity. Poor design decisions can also be refactored at the earliest opportunity.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by saptastic View Post

    Forum mod?
    You really don't like her do you?

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  • Fraidycat
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    Originally posted by TheDude View Post

    All of the agile teams I have worked in managed to produce software with very few defects and introduced new features each sprint.

    sprint: run at full speed over a short distance.

    These agile methodologies pay lip service to working at a sustainable pace so developers don't burn out but then contradict themselves by using emotive words like 'sprint', which are a never ending cycle of fake deadlines, as soon as one sprint finishes the next one starts..

    The typical software development project is a 2 year marathon, but now gets split up into 50 two weeks 'sprints'.

    I don't really like being given fake deadlines every two weeks to keep the pressure on. But I get paid well for it so smile and keep invoicing. But i do wonder about some of the permies, how they do constant agile sprints for just 50K a year. Feels to me like sweat shop working conditions for that kind of money.
    Last edited by Fraidycat; 4 July 2022, 09:10.

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  • saptastic
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Last day contracting today (well a few loose ends to tie up with clientB but that aside...)

    Have decided IT is no longer for me - not enjoying it, no motivation to learn new stuff, and generally just need to do something different. HMRC/gov policy definitely a factor too - just CBA with it all.

    No plan at present, but ideas include -
    1. Become a deliveroo rider
    2. Upcycle unwanted furniture
    3. Buy and operate an ice-cream tricycle

    Immediate plan is to do some DIY to try and get the house in a semi-respectable state.

    Other ideas (ideally that bring in a modest income) welcome
    Forum mod?

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  • TheDude
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    I hand in my badge next week.

    I too have lost all faith in modern IT practices.
    All of the agile teams I have worked in managed to produce software with very few defects and introduced new features each sprint.

    The days of bearded analysts producing a spec the size of a phone book before a line of code is written are long gone in most sectors.

    Lets face it even safety critical processes make their fair share errors.

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