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Post #207,127
by ben_tilly
5/12/05 2:03:11 PM
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New I prefer what Gerry Weinberg said
In the Psychology of Computer Programming he said that if you notice that someone is irreplaceable, fire him immediately. Eventually that person will leave, and the pain will be greater later than it would be immediately.

In the 25'th anniversary edition he said that over the years he had received more thank yous over this piece of advice than any other he had ever offered.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #207,479
by andread
5/15/05 9:59:05 AM
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New Gerry Weinberg - haven't seen him in ages
good thing I'm not a programmer

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     How marketable are you? - (jbrabeck) - (28) - May 11, 2005, 01:17:26 PM EDT
         39/50. FWIW. Lots of "somewhats" from me. -NT - (Another Scott) - May 11, 2005, 01:10:50 PM EDT
         kind of geared towards execs but 45 out of 50 -NT - (boxley) - May 11, 2005, 01:11:48 PM EDT
         40/50 - (Steve Lowe) - May 11, 2005, 01:23:04 PM EDT
         35/50 - (lincoln) - (4) - May 11, 2005, 01:26:34 PM EDT
             Did you READ the questions? - (jbrabeck) - (3) - May 11, 2005, 01:44:27 PM EDT
                 I caught that, too. :-( -NT - (imric) - May 11, 2005, 02:01:04 PM EDT
                 Could you, would you in a house? - (tuberculosis) - May 12, 2005, 12:12:40 AM EDT
                 Re: Did you READ the questions? - (lincoln) - May 12, 2005, 04:24:12 PM EDT
         38/50 -NT - (imric) - May 11, 2005, 01:38:19 PM EDT
         42 - (bepatient) - (2) - May 11, 2005, 02:22:58 PM EDT
             44 - (tuberculosis) - (1) - May 12, 2005, 12:14:54 AM EDT
                 Maybe phrasing - (bepatient) - May 12, 2005, 09:25:57 AM EDT
         46/50 - (ben_tilly) - May 11, 2005, 02:49:55 PM EDT
         Frankly, my dear... - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - May 11, 2005, 03:51:48 PM EDT
             :-P - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - May 11, 2005, 11:58:33 PM EDT
                 Until IBM pension evaporates. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - May 12, 2005, 11:07:59 AM EDT
                     hopefully you evaporate before it does :-) -NT - (boxley) - May 12, 2005, 11:41:15 AM EDT
         44/50 -NT - (mmoffitt) - May 11, 2005, 04:15:27 PM EDT
         45/50 - (cforde) - May 11, 2005, 09:40:15 PM EDT
         40/50 - (pwhysall) - May 12, 2005, 12:50:18 AM EDT
         30/50 - (andread) - (3) - May 12, 2005, 12:19:19 PM EDT
             Beware. - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 12, 2005, 01:07:11 PM EDT
                 I prefer what Gerry Weinberg said - (ben_tilly) - (1) - May 12, 2005, 02:03:11 PM EDT
                     Gerry Weinberg - haven't seen him in ages - (andread) - May 15, 2005, 09:59:05 AM EDT
         43/50 - (jb4) - May 12, 2005, 04:15:04 PM EDT
         40/50 - (ubernostrum) - May 13, 2005, 04:16:40 AM EDT
         Lets just say... - (folkert) - May 13, 2005, 09:12:17 AM EDT
         It's aimed at people older than me. - (static) - May 18, 2005, 11:28:07 PM EDT

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