Hi Bevan, Agree
I can maintain 20 or 30 mbytes of Delphi source code someone else wrote and I will put cleanest code if I change it :-) Regards Leigh On 4 December 2014 at 16:44, Bevan Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess that depends on the abilities of the respective parties involved > ;-) > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Leigh Wanstead > Date:04/12/2014 15:16 (GMT+12:00) > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Risk Management Plan > > To be honest, it is not easy to maintain someone else's code. Rewrite the > source code will be easier than read someone else's code. > > Regards > Leigh > > On 4 December 2014 at 10:35, Cameron Hart <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi John >> >> >> >> You have had a lot of good answers but no one has yet mentioned that the >> risk you are trying to manage is your clients risk, not your own. It is >> their responsibility therefore and it would be usual for them to “cover the >> cost of covering the risk”. >> >> >> >> If you attempt to cover all of your clients risks you will be using your >> capital (or risking your assets) to support their business, and you will >> struggle to grow your own business. >> >> >> >> Instead I suggest you put the responsibility back on the client and ask >> them to sign up to a support plan with regular monthly payments which can >> give you the confidence to employ another developer so their risk is >> reduced. This is an investment by the client in you for their own benefit. >> >> >> >> *Cameron Hart * >> >> *Flow Software Limited * >> >> [image: Flow] >> >> PO Box 302 768, North Harbour >> >> *P * >> >> +64 9 476 3569 >> >> Auckland 0751, New Zealand >> >> *M * >> >> +64 21 222 3569 >> >> www.flowsoftware.co.nz >> >> *E * >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain >> privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended >> recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it >> to anyone. >> >> P Please consider the environment before printing this email >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John C >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 3 December 2014 11:59 a.m. >> *To:* 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' >> *Subject:* [DUG] Risk Management Plan >> >> >> >> Hi all. >> >> One of my clients is expanding their business (thanks to my software;-) >> and asked me about a Risk Management Plan in case I would disappear, fair >> enough. >> >> Me, myself and I are only a small company (as many of you might be too), >> so no in-house backup developers available. >> >> Has any of you any experience or ideas regarding a Risk Management Plan >> for a one man band? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> John Sunshine >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: [email protected] >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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