No matter how much academics and the industry tries to shit on BASIC, C++ and every other newer language tries to move closer to it. Tuples are the re-introduction of a very bad thing. Well, not so much bad as highly abused. To understand my viewpoint you probably need to read page 4-100 (page 278 in the PDF) of this manual. FIELD The FIELD statement originated in BASIC/PLUS on the PDP-11. Might have started with … The Danger of TuplesRead more
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Scrum Destroys Consulting Firms
Agile and Scrum are quickly destroying the human species, I’ve even written a book about it. Here is how it is single-handedly destroying IT consulting firms. I’ve been at IT consulting for over 30 years now and watched as Agile rotted firms from the inside out. What destroyed them (and most IT projects) was the adoption of scrum. How I know Just being an IT consultant for over 30 years doesn’t give a person this … Scrum Destroys Consulting FirmsRead more
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Myth – Nobody Wants to Work
I’ve been hearing this myth, nobody wants to work, repeated by Qanon nutters and Trump supporters (same thing?) who are too stupid to look anything up for quite some time now. Every now and then you will get a propaganda machine that calls itself a news network (FOX) trotting out phrases like There are over 9 million open jobs in America. Propaganda networks What happens is they take well meaning valid data from the 50,000 … Myth – Nobody Wants to WorkRead more
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Titan Sub – How All Agile Projects End
The Titan submarine crush is yet another shining example of how all Agile projects end. Complete catastrophe with developers complementing each other on a “great sprint!” using phrases like “we gathered a lot of data from that.” [Featured image is courtesy of zambia24.com] The fact bodies are being stacked like cord wood never dimples their resolve to keep hacking on the fly. Disruptive Technology is the mantra they chant. We can’t be held to standards … Titan Sub – How All Agile Projects EndRead more
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It’s time for all AI to be FDA regulated
There have been a lot of calls for Congress to regulate AI (Artificial Intelligence). Congress by itself can never achieve such a goal, though I thank Ted Lieu for trying. What Congress can do is make all things AI fall under the purview of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) just like any other medical device. Featured image is courtesy of tonybates.ca Case for Medical Device Classification “But, but, but, . . . it’s just … It’s time for all AI to be FDA regulatedRead more