Well, FWIW, I still use them sometimes, too. Like Tim said - it's just often more clear to other developers who might read it later. I was just explaining the reasons that TR is considered the less elegant solution. To get deeper than that would be getting too deep into the nerdy woods for today.
Rick On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Tim Widowfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I can only speak for myself, but I normally use the TR. prefix, just > so you can look at the qualification at a glance and understand what it > means. It reminds me of C and Java programmers who omit braces when they > aren't necessary. Sure, it's legal, but is it more readable? Too often we > forget that code may be written once, but read hundreds of times (e.g., by > beleaguered maintenance programmers at 3:00 AM). > > I'd much rather argue over whether you should ever let the admin tool pick > your field IDs and whether workflow names should be meaningful rather than > over syntactic sugar. > > --Tim > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:30:02 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Interview questions > > ** Because 'Field Name' = 'TR.Field Name'. It's not that 'TR.' is > invalid, or that you have to go and change any code that's using it, it's > just not the most uber-efficient way of representing the current field > value. Thinking on this has changed somewhat over the years since TR/DB was > created. > > Rick > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:18 AM, John Atherly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > ** > Ok I'll take the bite. Why never? > > > John Atherly > American Power Conversion > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 401-789-5735 Ext. 2120 > 1-800-788-2208 Ext. 2120 > > > Thad K Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" < > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 02/21/2008 01:30 PM > Please respond to > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > To > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc > > Subject > Re: Interview questions > > > > > > > ** > How about: > "What qualification would you use to detect if the value of a > field has changed?" > > Or: > "When is it appropriate to use a TR value in a qualification"? > (Hint: NEVER) > > :-) > > Thad Esser > Remedy Developer > "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard > Bach > > "Frank Caruso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" < > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 02/19/2008 06:32 PM > > Please respond to > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > To > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc > > Subject > Re: Interview questions > > > > > > > > > I always though questions pertaining to the three phases that filters > were processed in was a good question to ask. > Even if the interviewee did not know the answer - exactly - it would > get them talking about push, set,notifications and messaging. > > > On Feb 19, 2008 6:31 PM, Doug Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Best interview question: > > > > What animal is on the cover of the O'Reilly X-Window System books? > > > > Only someone who has actually looked will know that this series has > solid > > color covers and no animals. > > > > What you're really looking for is some indication that the interviewee > is > > familiar with O'Reilly, and maybe (with luck) has one or two of them in > a > > storage locker somewhere, and has been around computing long enough to > > understand X. If they've mastered that, they understand operating > systems, > > and you can infer much from the conversation about which O'Reilly and > > Nutshell books are on their shelf. You can then have some fun talking > about > > the animals and pets before resuming the interview :-) > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > ...... Original Message ....... > > On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:12:48 -0500 "Kemes, Lisa" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >** > > ><whew!> I thought I was the only one! > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > >--------------- > > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Rushton > > >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:11 AM > > >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > >Subject: Re: Interview questions > > > > > >** > > >Dang - 10 years on and still cant answer some of these...!!! > > > > > >Mark Rushton > > >IBM Global Services > > >Remedy Engineering & Development Team > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Marc Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" > > <arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> > > > > > >19/02/2008 13:55 > > > > > >Please respond to > > >arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To > > >arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > > > > >cc > > > > > > > > >Subject > > >Re: Interview questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** > > >1. What is the primary table in the AR System data dictionary? > > >2. How does the AR System manage the data you see in Remedy Forms? > > >3. Without using DSO or EIE, what are your thoughts for providing a > 'STANDARDIZED' > > methodology for interfacing/integrating with Remedy applications. This > customer was actually > > looking to use C.I.M. or some other open standard solution to interface > > with Remedy.... maybe a good discussion for the list!!! > > >4. How do you trouble shoot AR System server outages to restore > access to > > the system? > > >5. How does mid-tier work and where does it fit in the client server > > architecture? > > >6. Describe how filters work? They were actually looking how filters > > work in different phases... which led to the next question. > > >7. Can you force a filter to fire all actions in the first phase? > > >8. List all of the possible uses for guides. They were looking for > walking tables. > > > > > >These are all pretty simple questions. I also get some questions > about turning on/off server > > features using the configuration files (ar.conf/ar.cfg). > > > > > >Hope this helps some, > > > > > >Marc > > > > > > > > >On 2/19/08, Remedy Service Desk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >** > > > > > >Hi All, > > > > > >Hope you are doing well, can I request for Remedy Interview questions? > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Service Desk > > > > > >__Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > html___ > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Marc Simmons > > >Remedy Administrator > > > > > >"Everyday above ground is a good day... the rest is a choice!" > __Platinum > > Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >Unless stated otherwise above: > > >IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with > number > > 741598. > > >Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 > 3AU > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > html___ > > > > > _ > > Doug Blair > > Remedy Skilled Professional > > doug <at> blairing <dot>com > > +1 224-558-5462 > > Sent from my Treo, usual caveats apply > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > ***IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, > contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended > solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is > strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is > intended to be a legally binding signature.*** > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
