Hi, folks.
This is a question for people who have (had) a misfortune
of programming for the living. I was wondering whether you'd like to pass along entertaining stories that happened at workplace, "Terrible Bosses"-style.
A year ago I got a mail telling me to report to another department head. When I asked my department head if it's for real, he told me "Yes, they need your skills". Pretty flattering, isn't it?
Well, the very same day I had an employee review, where the main claim against yours truly was ... complicated code, and I was given six month probation to learn to uncomplicate it
This is a question for people who have (had) a misfortune
of programming for the living. I was wondering whether you'd like to pass along entertaining stories that happened at workplace, "Terrible Bosses"-style.A year ago I got a mail telling me to report to another department head. When I asked my department head if it's for real, he told me "Yes, they need your skills". Pretty flattering, isn't it?
Well, the very same day I had an employee review, where the main claim against yours truly was ... complicated code, and I was given six month probation to learn to uncomplicate it
Test everything in a Python shell (iPython, Azure Notebook, etc.)
- Someone gave you an advice you liked? Test it - maybe the advice was actually bad.
- Someone gave you an advice you think is bad? Test it before arguing - maybe it was good.
- You posted a claim that something you did not test works? Be prepared to eat your hat.