Comments on: decade retrospective http://mark.ryall.name/blog/2009/08/30/decade-retrospective/ thoughts, rants and ramblings Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alister Scott http://mark.ryall.name/blog/2009/08/30/decade-retrospective/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Alister Scott Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:19:00 +0000 http://mark.ryall.name/blog/?p=66#comment-70 This is an interesting list of things, but I would personally turn this into a list of things I have learn, rather than things I found to be untrue. It would make it much easier to read in my opinion. For example: "You should receive paid training to learn anything new" becomes "You don't need paid training to learn anything new". This is an interesting list of things, but I would personally turn this into a list of things I have learn, rather than things I found to be untrue. It would make it much easier to read in my opinion.
For example:
“You should receive paid training to learn anything new”
becomes
“You don’t need paid training to learn anything new”.

]]> By: peterr http://mark.ryall.name/blog/2009/08/30/decade-retrospective/comment-page-1/#comment-47 peterr Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:24:43 +0000 http://mark.ryall.name/blog/?p=66#comment-47 couldn't agree w/ you comments (in general) more.<br><br>> 9. Email is an excellent way to keep track of people’s commitment to decisions<br>i think this should be 1. actually!<br><br>> 15. Open source software is written by dirty dope-smoking hippies<br>nope there are definitely people that believe this! ... mostly - but not exclusively - in the (see below) 'large organisations' ... but the interesting thing is to challenge these notions.<br><br>> 16. You can control change by meticulous planning<br>actually i think that this is one that no real person (i.e. non-accountant) believes this.<br><br>> 18. Anything remotely good can happen for anyone after fixing price, scope and date<br>yes this is pretty much the ugly sister here!<br><br>> 20. You need to choose to be a project manager or an architect for when you grow up<br>well SOMEONE believes this as PMs and SDs get the big bucks!<br><br>> 21. There’s something special about large organisations<br>well it IS where the money's at (see 20.) so in that respect there IS something special.<br><br>> 24. Learning ‘old’ languages is pointless<br>which extends to the vernacular ... see 'Latin' (nearly everywhere).<br><br>> 25. Learning theoretical computer science is pointless<br>and buried in here is (another) invitation to our place for a meal! :)<br><br>> 27. CASE tools are eventually going to be really useful<br>they will only be useful when there's only programmer left in the world to program and disk space becomes infinite.<br><br>additionally ... i'm with you i always liked the artistry of and satisfaction of creating an awesome piece of code. couldn't agree w/ you comments (in general) more.

> 9. Email is an excellent way to keep track of people’s commitment to decisions
i think this should be 1. actually!

> 15. Open source software is written by dirty dope-smoking hippies
nope there are definitely people that believe this! … mostly – but not exclusively – in the (see below) 'large organisations' … but the interesting thing is to challenge these notions.

> 16. You can control change by meticulous planning
actually i think that this is one that no real person (i.e. non-accountant) believes this.

> 18. Anything remotely good can happen for anyone after fixing price, scope and date
yes this is pretty much the ugly sister here!

> 20. You need to choose to be a project manager or an architect for when you grow up
well SOMEONE believes this as PMs and SDs get the big bucks!

> 21. There’s something special about large organisations
well it IS where the money's at (see 20.) so in that respect there IS something special.

> 24. Learning ‘old’ languages is pointless
which extends to the vernacular … see 'Latin' (nearly everywhere).

> 25. Learning theoretical computer science is pointless
and buried in here is (another) invitation to our place for a meal! :)

> 27. CASE tools are eventually going to be really useful
they will only be useful when there's only programmer left in the world to program and disk space becomes infinite.

additionally … i'm with you i always liked the artistry of and satisfaction of creating an awesome piece of code.

]]> By: peterr http://mark.ryall.name/blog/2009/08/30/decade-retrospective/comment-page-1/#comment-45 peterr Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:24:43 +0000 http://mark.ryall.name/blog/?p=66#comment-45 couldn't agree w/ you comments (in general) more.<br><br>> 9. Email is an excellent way to keep track of people’s commitment to decisions<br>i think this should be 1. actually!<br><br>> 15. Open source software is written by dirty dope-smoking hippies<br>nope there are definitely people that believe this! ... mostly - but not exclusively - in the (see below) 'large organisations' ... but the interesting thing is to challenge these notions.<br><br>> 16. You can control change by meticulous planning<br>actually i think that this is one that no real person (i.e. non-accountant) believes this.<br><br>> 18. Anything remotely good can happen for anyone after fixing price, scope and date<br>yes this is pretty much the ugly sister here!<br><br>> 20. You need to choose to be a project manager or an architect for when you grow up<br>well SOMEONE believes this as PMs and SDs get the big bucks!<br><br>> 21. There’s something special about large organisations<br>well it IS where the money's at (see 20.) so in that respect there IS something special.<br><br>> 24. Learning ‘old’ languages is pointless<br>which extends to the vernacular ... see 'Latin' (nearly everywhere).<br><br>> 25. Learning theoretical computer science is pointless<br>and buried in here is (another) invitation to our place for a meal! :)<br><br>> 27. CASE tools are eventually going to be really useful<br>they will only be useful when there's only programmer left in the world to program and disk space becomes infinite.<br><br>additionally ... i'm with you i always liked the artistry of and satisfaction of creating an awesome piece of code. couldn't agree w/ you comments (in general) more.

> 9. Email is an excellent way to keep track of people’s commitment to decisions
i think this should be 1. actually!

> 15. Open source software is written by dirty dope-smoking hippies
nope there are definitely people that believe this! … mostly – but not exclusively – in the (see below) 'large organisations' … but the interesting thing is to challenge these notions.

> 16. You can control change by meticulous planning
actually i think that this is one that no real person (i.e. non-accountant) believes this.

> 18. Anything remotely good can happen for anyone after fixing price, scope and date
yes this is pretty much the ugly sister here!

> 20. You need to choose to be a project manager or an architect for when you grow up
well SOMEONE believes this as PMs and SDs get the big bucks!

> 21. There’s something special about large organisations
well it IS where the money's at (see 20.) so in that respect there IS something special.

> 24. Learning ‘old’ languages is pointless
which extends to the vernacular … see 'Latin' (nearly everywhere).

> 25. Learning theoretical computer science is pointless
and buried in here is (another) invitation to our place for a meal! :)

> 27. CASE tools are eventually going to be really useful
they will only be useful when there's only programmer left in the world to program and disk space becomes infinite.

additionally … i'm with you i always liked the artistry of and satisfaction of creating an awesome piece of code.

]]> By: guest http://mark.ryall.name/blog/2009/08/30/decade-retrospective/comment-page-1/#comment-44 guest Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:06 +0000 http://mark.ryall.name/blog/?p=66#comment-44 cool beans! cool beans!

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