chuck4932

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by chuck4932 9y ago
> Just imagine for a second, that a programmer like this, or a group like Future Crew decides to...focus on just one goal – create a small code that steals your financial data or helps to re-calibrate a Nuclear Reactor. How do you think,
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by chuck4932 9y ago
> The stigma that software devs turned red team are “full of bad habits and security faux pas” I understand the stereotype of software developers not caring about security as I have seen it first hand myself. But why would a software dev
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Changing careers: software dev to pen tester
6 points by chuck4932 9y ago|4 comments
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by chuck4932 9y ago
> Practised agile, proper documentation and mid night design brain storming session What does any of that have to do with being remote? And why is having to work at midnight a good thing?
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by chuck4932 9y ago
My problem is not with releasing new code every 2 weeks. I am 100% in favour of that I try and keep my releases as small and as frequent as possible. My problem is with planning/grooming/reviewing/presenting every single 2 we
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by chuck4932 9y ago
The "Terminal juniority" part really resonates with me. Especially about programmers focusing on "the low-yield, easy stuff that the business doesn’t actually need but that is “safe”".
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by chuck4932 9y ago
But isn't it a rule in SCRUM that no new cards can be introduced in the middle of a sprint? And isn't it also a rule two co-dependent cards cannot be done in the same sprint? (i.e. if card B depends on card A being finished).
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by chuck4932 9y ago
I will look into Kanban since it has been suggested many times here. However, I'm skeptical of these rigid processes in general. I dont see the need for them unless you have extremely strict requirements from management. I don't s
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Considering leaving job because of SCRUM
28 points by chuck4932 9y ago|29 comments
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by chuck4932 9y ago
That sounds pretty awesome actually. Apart from the exercise/socialising what was the main activity you did in the monastery? I'm assuming its something religious/faith based?
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by chuck4932 9y ago
This doesn't sound like a very good way to gain a deeper understand of technology. I'm not sure if you can really compare religion and spirituality with technology. Most other developers and hackers I know, myself included, have s
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by chuck4932 9y ago
True, if you are not in a position to risk leaving this job then I suggest you save up at least 3 months worth of living expenses and then quit. Bottom line is this company is screwing you over.
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by chuck4932 9y ago
Wow, what a backwards company. This reminds of how IBM used to measure productivity of programmers by the number of lines of code they've written. Everybody knows that there is much more work involved in programming than just typing ch