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How many conversations have you had with people at work about how something was a bad idea, only to unsuccessfully avoid it?
by devoutsalsa 2y ago
How many conversations have you had with people at work about how something was a bad idea, only to unsuccessfully avoid it?
- jvanderbot 2y agoAnd conversely, how many good ideas have you proposed to have them put on "next quarter"'s schedule?
- red-iron-pine 2y agofeatures get pushed to next quarter all the time. tag some JIRA L2s for [Future Sprint Owner] to worry about. But you don't release until QA is done, esp. if you're touching safety-critical systems. Turns out CS didn't realize they ran safety critical systems in airlines and hospitals.
- jvanderbot 2y agoThat's... not quite what I meant. What I meant was, How many times do you think someone proposed: We should harden our code / delivery in case the system is important Only to hear We can add robustness later, we will patch it in Terms of Service "for now"
- Affric 2y agoAnd because you knew it was coming you have the fix ready that you didn’t get paid any extra for and then the project gets declared a success by C-suite and the idiots who devised and it and almost destroyed the business get rewarded…
- EasyMark 2y agoIf you suggested we let through potentially bricking level changes without 100% testing coverage by basic testing including reboot testing on many different hardware/VM combinations then I would fire you in that same meeting if you weren't joking with me (and I was in a position to do it)