-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 8/1/10 15:30 , Viktor Klang wrote: > >> In fact, it turned out that learning Scala made me a better Java >> programmer = win for my employer
... as soon as you keep working for him. > >> I agree that they cannot unchallenged choose their own tools, but >> if you as a manager, choose the tools for your developers, they >> might in fact quit and find somewhere else to go, where they >> actually value the professionalism and know-how of their >> developers. Right. Now, the point is how many good managers are around. I suspect there are much less than good programmers, so at a certain point a subset of good programmers have found good home, and the remainder... must survive where they are. >> "IT is not a core part of our business" - Gah, I'm so tired of >> that argument. > >> "Accounting is not a core part of our business" "Customer service >> is not a core part of our business" "Warehouse management is not >> a core part of our business" "Facility management is not a core >> part of our business" "Project management is not a core part of >> our business" > >> Just face it, there is no such thing as a core part of your >> business. That's like saying "That's not a core part of my >> body." All parts of a corporation should definitely add to the >> success of said business. > >> Having worked as a Java architect at a big company for the past >> 7 years, building their ERP/CRM/whathaveyou solution, I know for >> a fact that the success of a business can be directly enhanced >> by letting IT professionals work professionally. > You don't have to convince me. You have to convince the budget managers. I see many corporates that are actually making money out of services and products that can't survive without IT, still the IT budget is problematic. FYI, I've started seeing places where "Customer service is not a core part of our business" is being applied too. - -- Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxVelQACgkQeDweFqgUGxco3gCePPuqqSMBUEyoT+CdzUb8/3M+ ogIAnjO4zuHIAskTc4Jo54fa+2AYEotv =jmyS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
