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I'm not a downvoter but maybe its cause "they wont listen" my theory is your presentation is not compelling. Was your CBA clear? What risk/reward metrics did y

by edoceo 6y ago

I'm not a downvoter but maybe its cause "they wont listen" my theory is your presentation is not compelling. Was your CBA clear? What risk/reward metrics did you highlight?

giantg2 6y ago
I'm a midlevel dev at a large company. I don't even have access to make a presentation to the true stakeholders. I can only make suggestions to my lead/boss and have them move it up the chain. On a side note, I've tried moving up th chain when I felt appropriate, but apparently a SQL injection vulnerability with full schema level privileges that was not being prioritized for remediation was not important enough to waste my department head's time. Sometimes they take my suggestion, sometimes they are already working on it behind the scenes, and sometimes they go nowhere. In this case, they are already measuring most of the metrics like cycle times and mean time to recovery, etc. They already stated that they want microservices and have been building them out. The problem is that they implement it wrong and have no interest in re-architecting. Many of the apps are rewrites of legacy apps. Instead of evaluating the underlying business process, they just want us to build it the same in the new tech but use "microservices". The problem is that some of the business process was designed around the restrictions of the old technology or old industry norma. We should be evaluating the business process before building the technical system, otherwise we will continue to bake in these old constraints and not fully leverage the capabilities of new technology. Edit: looks like I made someone angry since this is downvoted too.
- ethbr0 6y ago
  Meta comments tend to get downvoted. Try editing the complaints out?
  - giantg2 6y ago
    Oh, I see.
- jupp0r 6y ago
  Time for a job change? Lots of red flags.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    I've thought about it. I have no local options and my wife won't move. My remote options are very limited based on the stacks/languages that I have experience in.
    - brianwawok 6y ago
      So you have few options. Work on more? Pick up another stack. Do some weekend consulting in a new framework. Better yourself. By being stuck in the only 1 job you could possibly work for, you are just delaying the mess that happens when they close down / get bought / you get fired. The best part of programming is you can teach yourself almost anything, especially if you have previous experience to build on.
      - giantg2 6y ago
        I can't really pick up any off-hours stuff since my wife works and I have to watch the kid. Maybe once they're older I'll have time.
        brianwawok 6y ago
        Lunch hour. After bedtime. Morning. You are responsible for making yourself better. Do it.
        giantg2 6y ago
        Nah, I've done everything right for years. No point in wasting my time if there's no reward.
        ranguna 6y ago
        The reword is literally having a better job that allows you to work remotely, so you can feel better about your work without thinking about moving constraints of your household.

by edoceo 6y ago

I'm not a downvoter but maybe its cause "they wont listen" my theory is your presentation is not compelling. Was your CBA clear? What risk/reward metrics did you highlight?

giantg2 6y ago

I'm a midlevel dev at a large company. I don't even have access to make a presentation to the true stakeholders. I can only make suggestions to my lead/boss and have them move it up the chain. On a side note, I've tried moving up th chain when I felt appropriate, but apparently a SQL injection vulnerability with full schema level privileges that was not being prioritized for remediation was not important enough to waste my department head's time. Sometimes they take my suggestion, sometimes they are already working on it behind the scenes, and sometimes they go nowhere. In this case, they are already measuring most of the metrics like cycle times and mean time to recovery, etc. They already stated that they want microservices and have been building them out. The problem is that they implement it wrong and have no interest in re-architecting. Many of the apps are rewrites of legacy apps. Instead of evaluating the underlying business process, they just want us to build it the same in the new tech but use "microservices". The problem is that some of the business process was designed around the restrictions of the old technology or old industry norma. We should be evaluating the business process before building the technical system, otherwise we will continue to bake in these old constraints and not fully leverage the capabilities of new technology. Edit: looks like I made someone angry since this is downvoted too.

ethbr0 6y ago
Meta comments tend to get downvoted. Try editing the complaints out?
- giantg2 6y ago
  Oh, I see.
jupp0r 6y ago
Time for a job change? Lots of red flags.
- giantg2 6y ago
  I've thought about it. I have no local options and my wife won't move. My remote options are very limited based on the stacks/languages that I have experience in.
  - brianwawok 6y ago
    So you have few options. Work on more? Pick up another stack. Do some weekend consulting in a new framework. Better yourself. By being stuck in the only 1 job you could possibly work for, you are just delaying the mess that happens when they close down / get bought / you get fired. The best part of programming is you can teach yourself almost anything, especially if you have previous experience to build on.
    - giantg2 6y ago
      I can't really pick up any off-hours stuff since my wife works and I have to watch the kid. Maybe once they're older I'll have time.
      - brianwawok 6y ago
        Lunch hour. After bedtime. Morning. You are responsible for making yourself better. Do it.
        giantg2 6y ago
        Nah, I've done everything right for years. No point in wasting my time if there's no reward.
        ranguna 6y ago
        The reword is literally having a better job that allows you to work remotely, so you can feel better about your work without thinking about moving constraints of your household.