Comments on: It’s Not About The Duct Tape It’s About The People (And More) http://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/ For the betterment of the software craft... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: φωτοβολταικαhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-7094 φωτοβολταικα Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:29:16 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-7094 It should be frowned upon except in wost-case or emergency scenarios. I’d prefer the “best practices” developer on my team. It should be frowned upon except in wost-case or emergency scenarios. I’d prefer the “best practices” developer on my team.

]]> By: All About the Duct-Tape Programmer | Thought Clustershttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3138 All About the Duct-Tape Programmer | Thought Clusters Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3138 [...] Alan Skorkin [...] [...] Alan Skorkin [...]

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3122 Alan Skorkin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:40:43 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3122 Man, I completely get where you're coming from and I am right there with you :). Man, I completely get where you’re coming from and I am right there with you :).

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3121 Alan Skorkin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:39:41 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3121 That's exactly right, sometimes it is necessary to do something Macgyver style i.e. hack a solution together out of nothing, or patch something with matchsticks and beer cans, but it is usually an emergency measure where doing nothing would be much worse. You want people who are committed to creating quality software in sustainable ways (of course if they are capable of stepping up Macgyver style when necessary, that's just an extra bonus). That’s exactly right, sometimes it is necessary to do something Macgyver style i.e. hack a solution together out of nothing, or patch something with matchsticks and beer cans, but it is usually an emergency measure where doing nothing would be much worse. You want people who are committed to creating quality software in sustainable ways (of course if they are capable of stepping up Macgyver style when necessary, that’s just an extra bonus).

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Alan Skorkin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:36:34 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3120 Not sure what you mean, could you be more specific? Not sure what you mean, could you be more specific?

]]> By: Cody Burlesonhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Cody Burleson Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:21:33 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3114 You know... what I really like is the fact that someone writes something with spirit and soul. In our world of dry and relentless "30 cool new " posts, reading something spirited and human is just delightful to me - even if I do not agree with the opinion. I have enjoyed both Joel's and your own commentary. It just reminds me that behind all of these bits and bytes are just people - real human beings - with opinions, world-views, personal experiences, etc. And this is what we do. We - human software developers - write software for - humans. And its the most splendid job full of the most extraordinarily interesting people. You guys make me proud to be involved. Keep thinking out loud! You know… what I really like is the fact that someone writes something with spirit and soul. In our world of dry and relentless “30 cool new ” posts, reading something spirited and human is just delightful to me – even if I do not agree with the opinion. I have enjoyed both Joel’s and your own commentary. It just reminds me that behind all of these bits and bytes are just people – real human beings – with opinions, world-views, personal experiences, etc.

And this is what we do.

We – human software developers – write software for – humans.

And its the most splendid job full of the most extraordinarily interesting people.

You guys make me proud to be involved. Keep thinking out loud!

]]> By: Dathan N.http://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3113 Dathan N. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:07:39 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3113 If by duct-tape you mean going Macgyver, it might get the job done fast but it's not necessarily the most elegant, extensible, or maintainable solution. It should be frowned upon except in wost-case or emergency scenarios. I'd prefer the "best practices" developer on my team. If by duct-tape you mean going Macgyver, it might get the job done fast but it’s not necessarily the most elegant, extensible, or maintainable solution. It should be frowned upon except in wost-case or emergency scenarios. I’d prefer the “best practices” developer on my team.

]]> By: Balaji_Getfridayhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 Balaji_Getfriday Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3112 Thanks for taking the time to explain the approach to software dev. I've been thinking about similar topics lately, and it's good to see that I'm not alone. What do you think about decadant programming languages? Thanks for taking the time to explain the approach to software dev. I’ve been thinking about similar topics lately, and it’s good to see that I’m not alone. What do you think about decadant programming languages?

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Alan Skorkin Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:04:43 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3109 Hehe, yeah that's kind of the analogy I was going for :) Hehe, yeah that’s kind of the analogy I was going for :)

]]> By: Bob Fosterhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/09/its-not-about-the-duct-tape-its-about-the-people-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 Bob Foster Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:41:51 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1225#comment-3103 ...if it looks like a duct and quacks like a duct... ;) …if it looks like a duct and quacks like a duct… ;)

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