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This situation has reminded me of the Perl Success Stories booklet that O'Reilly used to spread around. And how, for example, the Bank of Scotland or some such
by pasbesoin 13y ago
This situation has reminded me of the Perl Success Stories booklet that O'Reilly used to spread around. And how, for example, the Bank of Scotland or some such institution ended up keeping the Perl prototype for production, it worked so well.
I can help thinking that a few good Perl programmers, and a few high-level bureaucrats to force open the maws of the respective agencies, could have had this sorted in much shorter, and more cost-effective, order.
Also, as I commented elsewhere before, first make it work. Then make it pretty.
I guess I'm being a bit snarky. But I'm also being more than a bit serious.
- dangero 13y agoThe goal of a contractor is to extract as much money as possible from their client, not necissarily to do efficient quality work. In some cases it makes sense for a contractor to do quality efficient work, meaning that is the best path to profits, and sometimes it is not.
- shitgoose 13y agoIf contractor is IBM or Kumaran, then yes, their only goal is to extract profit. They are not concerned about product they make it look like they are building. If contractor is Joe Blow Perl coder, then most likely his goal will be to deliver a good system he can take pride in.
- AJ007 13y agoWhich will also mean further contracts and recommendations from others. Contractors who do shitty work are putting most of their effort in to landing new clients to replace the ones who will never repeat.