Gregory's ServerI'm completely with you that methodical thinking and a certain amount of knowing what it is one is doing are essential.
I was mostly reacting to @uastronomer's "Story of Mel".
That Mel hero from back then, when IT knew little about how to do software projects, would need to learn a thing or two today.
Worse: By today's standard, the project management is unacceptable: Non-agile, truck number 1, team resorts to passive-aggressive behavior for ethical reasons.
@dj3ei @dnorman @george @blacklight I love the story of Mel because it's almost mythological. He reminds me of Achilles, the almost-invincible demigod.
But Achilles was a serious handicap to his army because he was also a self-absorbed petulant arrogant crybaby who held an entire war hostage, allowing a siege to drag on for decades at enormous human cost because he had a personal disagreement with his boss. Once he finally got over himself, he ended the Trojan war in a matter of days.
It's a great story that lets us fantasize about being so clever and smart and amazing. But you wouldn't actually want to work with him.
@dj3ei @dnorman @george @blacklight I love the story of Mel because it's almost mythological. He reminds me of Achilles, the almost-invincible demigod.
But Achilles was a serious handicap to his army because he was also a self-absorbed petulant arrogant crybaby who held an entire war hostage, allowing a siege to drag on for decades at enormous human cost because he had a personal disagreement with his boss. Once he finally got over himself, he ended the Trojan war in a matter of days.