On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Larry Olin Horn wrote:
This is NOT
going to take anyone more than maybe an hour to do. It
This is one of those "code phrases" that immediately puts any programmer /
sysadmin / manager on the defensive, regardless of its truth or the current
workload.
*grin* 'tis true. My bad. Sorry jason. (Tho I bet he did get it done
within an hour.)
"What do you mean your code can't do <insert something that seems simple
but isn't>? Just use <insert irrelevant bit of tech they've heard of
but never used>. Next problem!"
"When I said we needed it ASAP before, you were able to do it in
a week, so this time you ought to be able to do it in half a week,
right?"
"No, we will never need to <insert feature they'll need next month>"
"If you can't do it in the given time, then let's find someone to help
you." Uhhnnngg.
"I don't care if it isn't done, we're screwed if it isn't delivered
NOW."
I worked in a college computing services area
(typically underfunded and
understaffed) for years, and the line of faculty, staff, and students who
each wanted their "only a few minutes to do" project handed "right
now"
would like like the infinite regression of images in two facing mirrors.
This is *not* an argument for procrastination or other delay -- I have no
idea what Jason's work load is -- this is just a sympathizing note for him
(grin).
Yup, apologies again. I guess I was just trying to address the concern
that it would take a significant amount of time. I could have chosen
better phrasing, though.
Btw, browsing through the distro, I see that static versions of the
pages *are* available: /wiki/lib-http/db/wiki/html/ Cool! :-)
Bryce