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Assorted Rants Tagged ‘Manager’, page 1:

Access Control for Admin Tools

posted July 25, 2017 by "No Bugs" Hare

Quote:	“You DO need access control for your CSRs.”
Another Quote:	“This approach means that we can have our cake (have tree-like structures to express access rights) and eat it too (have very fast SQL for checking access)”
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posted October 26, 2015 by "No Bugs" Hare

Quote:	“You don’t “make” a violin. It is barrels and benches which are “made”. And violins, just like bread, grapes, and children – are born and raised.”
Another Quote:	“The very first step should be to understand what exactly you’re going to achieve.”
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posted April 20, 2015 by "No Bugs" Hare

Quote:	“Hey folks, it is a Writer application, where most of the work is done (surprise!) with a keyboard, and moving a hand from keyboard to mouse for such a routine task is a waste of time.”
Another Quote:	“In any project which has UI (and has more than 1 or 2 developers), you do need somebody to advocate end-user interests.”
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posted January 1, 2015 by "No Bugs" Hare

Quote:	“If you think you don’t need a testing team – think again”
Another Quote:	“Never ever position testers as inferior to developers. First, they are not inferior. Second, it will hurt the process badly.”
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posted January 1, 2014 by "No Bugs" Hare

Abstract:	How to conduct job interview – for newbie and not-so-newbie team leads
Quote:	“Trying asserting that you’re better than the candidate you’re interviewing, is a Very Bad Thing™ for several reasons”
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posted November 1, 2011 by "No Bugs" Hare

Abstract:	Copyrights, patents, trademarks, and licenses explained for software developers.
Quote:	“The first de-facto trademarks appeared when a blacksmith in a small town decided to put a special sign on his swords…”
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posted May 1, 2011 by "No Bugs" Hare

Abstract:	CMM, if taken literally, inhibits creativity “by definition”. See if we can find a creative way to allow creativity to survive.
Quote:	“…where the head of the organization is second-rate, he will see to it that his immediate staff are all third-rate; and they will, in turn, see to it that their subordinates are fourth-rate.” – C.N. Parkinson
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