AGILE. The new corporate buzz phrase for hacking on the fly. Keller MBAs in a room sounding like a yard full of chickens chanting “cut costs, cut costs, cut costs” have been falling all over themselves because when you remove engineering from “software engineering,” it’s cheaper. You can even use lower skilled, lower cost developers because they don’t have to know much to do AGILE. Software engineering is the application of principles used in the … Did AGILE make the 737 Max fall from the sky?Read more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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How Much Liability Insurance?
This question has been rattling around in the back of my mind given the qt-interest on and off-list conversations I’ve been having about QML and “lone wolf” development of idiot phone apps. How much liability insurance are you carrying? The courts are letting plaintiffs gather in bulk now and companies have started pointing the finger at software providers. You might remember Equifax tried to finger Struts only to later admit they had the patch for … How Much Liability Insurance?Read more
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The 142 Biggest Product Failures of All Time
I don’t care if I’m promoting a site which pushes ads at you . . . this time. I haven’t even made it to the end of the list, but I had to create this post. You have to take a few minutes out of your day and read this post. Did you know Microsoft once tried to market a “smart watch?” I didn’t. Number 35 on the list really shocked me. Not only did … The 142 Biggest Product Failures of All TimeRead more
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Why There is So Much Tech in Ag Today
The short answer is some people are too stupid to be farmers. True, nobody wants to hear that, but, it’s a fact none the less. The stupidity progresses all the way up to the EPA and USDA where some people are too stupid to hold jobs. It is sad, but it is true. You can forget about all of the “fake news” spewed to you about GMOs. That’s just heroin to get the masses high … Why There is So Much Tech in Ag TodayRead more
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MOC Parse error at “std”
You’re being a good little geek. You need to write a Qt program for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms so you are using multiple VMs and keeping the repository on a shared drive. Everything compiles clean and runs great on the 32-bit VM. You boot the 64-bit VM, mount the shared drive and bam! Sucks to be you! Searching the Web leads you to bug reports like this one. Good luck with that rabbit hole! … MOC Parse error at “std”Read more