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Re: Common operational misconceptions
From: Jens Link <lists () quux de>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:21:20 +0100
Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> writes:
1. When the only tool you have is a hammer, you try to mold every problem into a nail.
Ack.
2. When you only know a procedure for doing something and don't understand the fundamentals of why X is supposed to occur at step Y, then when you get result A instead of X, your only options are to either continue to step Z and hope everything turns out OK, or, go back to an earlier step and hope everything works this time.
But procedures are important. How else can you get enough exper^Widiots working for little money. "Big Macs vs. The Naked Chef" is great: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000024.html
3. Troubleshooting skills are limited to knowing the number of the vendor's help desk.
There are no problems! Can't be. And if there are they hire external experts. BTDT. Those are well paid jobs. Jens -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Foelderichstr. 40 | 13595 Berlin, Germany | +49-151-18721264 | | http://blog.quux.de | jabber: jenslink () guug de | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: Common operational misconceptions Mike Andrews (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jay Ashworth (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Scott Helms (Feb 17)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Brandt, Ralph (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions John Osmon (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jerry Jones (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions -Hammer- (Feb 17)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Mario Eirea (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Owen DeLong (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions -Hammer- (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jens Link (Feb 17)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions George Bonser (Feb 17)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions George Bonser (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Owen DeLong (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jon Lewis (Feb 26)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Marcel Plug (Feb 17)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Brandt, Ralph (Feb 17)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Owen DeLong (Feb 17)
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- Re: Common operational misconceptions Robert Bonomi (Feb 17)
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