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<cough>Thoughtworks</cough>

• spitfire 2y ago
  Expand on the a little please. I’d like to know the background.
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  • erikerikson 2y ago
    [Apologies: I mistook the context with my original reply and just realized that] GP suggested Deloitte and Accenture. They do offer technical consulting services but really as an afterthought specializing in accounting and business consulting. Thoughtworks (home to Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, Zhamak Dehghani and so many more) is far more savvy, had been a far better presence in the industry, and has more highly skilled people. I am a bit partial but with reason.
    • spitfire 2y ago
      Oh okay. I thought you had something negative to say about thoughtworks. I’ve known a few people who worked there and thought there was some messy business i didn’t know about.
      • erikerikson 2y ago
        TL;DR: I recommend it as a workplace and service provider. In balance, I have absolutely nothing negative to say; I loved working there and felt great about the work we did for others. Consultancies and their clients can be messy but it was a wonderful place to overwork (relative to my personal capacities). The technologists were top notch, people cared to do good work and deliver real business value, and the ambient emotional intelligence was soothingly glorious.
    • itronitron 2y ago
      so savvy that they coined the term "Dependency Injection" as some magical software architectural pattern...
    • bsder 2y ago
      Your semi-regular reminder that Fowler and Beck were part of the brain trust involved with the gigantic disaster that was the "Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Comprehensive_Compensation_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Comprehensive_Compens...