A large weight has been lifted

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MyUserName replied

26 June 2012, 10:44
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight

Nice work!
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Pondlife replied

26 June 2012, 10:17
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Can't polish a turd though...

Although you can roll it in glitter.
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EternalOptimist replied

26 June 2012, 10:13
Originally posted by aussielong View Post

I'm just a dev too. But the project i'm on now is great. The BA does what I tell her, not the other way around. I'm driving the analysis and development. She does investigation and fact collection for me in the background. The PM stays well out of it unless we have a road block. I do my own testing but the BA can help here. Perfect. They are both on a lower rate than me. This is the way it should be. Dev should lead, PM and BA assist. Any dev can't fit into this model should die out by natural selection. This is the only way forward or development is finished due to offshoring of programming and onshoring of analysis.

I'm not being arrogant - I just think the dev generally has more breadth and depth than the others. The other are performing a task on behalf of the dev. Those jobs used to be tasks, not careers.

How to enforce this? By licensing similar to what chartered accountants have.

anyone can code. even my cat could probably code.
but few can do it very well, and fewer still are good devs.

a good dev is 8 times better than an average guy, and an ace is eight times better again

in my humble opinion
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northernladuk replied

26 June 2012, 10:03
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight

Can't polish a turd though...
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aussielong replied

26 June 2012, 10:01
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

You are only a code monkey? I always had more respect for you than that but I guess I shouldn't have done

I'm just a dev too. But the project i'm on now is great. The BA does what I tell her, not the other way around. I'm driving the analysis and development. She does investigation and fact collection for me in the background. The PM stays well out of it unless we have a road block. I do my own testing but the BA can help here. Perfect. They are both on a lower rate than me. This is the way it should be. Dev should lead, PM and BA assist. Any dev can't fit into this model should die out by natural selection. This is the only way forward or development is finished due to offshoring of programming and onshoring of analysis.

I'm not being arrogant - I just think the dev generally has more breadth and depth than the others. The other are performing a task on behalf of the dev. Those jobs used to be tasks, not careers.

How to enforce this? By licensing similar to what chartered accountants have.
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EternalOptimist replied

26 June 2012, 10:00
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

You are only a code monkey? I always had more respect for you than that but I guess I shouldn't have done

Stick to what you are good at, that's my motto.

plus it pays well, it's challenging and it's varied.

I will just have to try harder to earn your respect
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SimonMac replied

26 June 2012, 09:39
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight

You are only a code monkey? I always had more respect for you than that but I guess I shouldn't have done
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aussielong replied

26 June 2012, 09:30
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

aye

I have spent the afternoon sitting in the sun, thinking and descrambling me head.
any dev out there will know exactly what I mean

Now you can sleep properly without stepping through code in your head. Enjoy.
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moggy replied

26 June 2012, 09:16
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight

polishing your app and time on the missus... excessive...
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Gentile replied

26 June 2012, 06:39
Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRPC7a_AcQo
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SupremeSpod replied

25 June 2012, 18:06
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Now you need some clever marketing, here is one idea - sell only 1 (ONE) copy of the app EVER for $999,999.99

Offer free Aston Martin to the first and only buyer.

Or lease your software & hardware with a minimum 3 year contract.
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AtW replied

25 June 2012, 17:50
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app

Now you need some clever marketing, here is one idea - sell only 1 (ONE) copy of the app EVER for $999,999.99

Offer free Aston Martin to the first and only buyer.
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EternalOptimist replied

25 June 2012, 17:43
Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post

Well done mate. Have a fossies!

aye

I have spent the afternoon sitting in the sun, thinking and descrambling me head.
any dev out there will know exactly what I mean
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SupremeSpod replied

25 June 2012, 17:38
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight

Well done mate. Have a fossies!
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EternalOptimist started a topic A large weight has been lifted

25 June 2012, 17:36
A large weight has been lifted

I havn't felt this good for months. A large weight has been lifted off my shoulders

My dev work has finished, nine days ahead of schedule, I finished the last module yesterday after doing a weeks hours in a weekend.

I now have a whole 9 days to polish the app, put some nice touches in, some extra validations, and improve some structures, before I have to hand it over to the testers.

total luxury. I might even spend a bit of time on the missus tonight
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