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The insane part is that a startup has bureaucracy, not that code is in a RDBMS.
by lurker19 15y ago
The insane part is that a startup has bureaucracy, not that code is in a RDBMS.
- MartinCron 15y agoBureaucracy is just process that you don't like, isn't it?
- RyanMcGreal 15y agoIt goes beyond that. Process is rules that stop people from being able to do things they shouldn't; bureaucracy is process that stops people from being able to do their jobs.
- MartinCron 15y agoProcess is rules that stop people from being able to do things they shouldn't People tend to disagree on what should or shouldn't be able to do. Should a developer be able to release code to production servers? Should a developer be able to change the database schema? Should a developer be able to access the database tables through an ORM or ad-hoc SQL or must everything go through stored procedures? A healthier way to look at process is that it's about facilitation, not control.
- artsrc 15y agoBureaucracy is a kind of process group think. It involves adherence to fixed, externally defined, rules. Each contributor is doing things in a way they think are cumbersome and difficult to change. The alternative to fixed rules, is to discuss issues and tradeoffs, and trust developers to make good decisions based on knowledge.
- MartinCron 15y agoand trust developers to make good decisions based on knowledge I would add to that, "give individuals enough room to make mistakes that everyone, especially themselves, can learn from"