Dr Wingnut

Day: March 25, 2005

  • In the way

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    … Strange found himself subject to that peculiarly uncomfortable Natural Law which states that whenever a person arrives at a place where he is not known, then wherever he stands he is sure to be in the way.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke, Pg. 291

  • Any man and his dog?

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    Howard Adamsky’s article “Save Your Job” (Viewpoint, Jan. 2005) states that code is a commodity and suggests that any man and his dog could write it.  If it were so easy as the author and many CEOs claim, why then are so many projets bug-ridden failures?Cost-effective development comes from employing highly competent individuals regardless of…