Amen. On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:26, Brian Ssennoga wrote: > Paul, > > I find this part interesting: > “The other thing—and it's kind of related—that people seem to get wrong is to > think that the code they write is what matters,” says Torvalds. Most software > development managers have seen this one. “No, even if you wrote 100% of the > code, and even if you are the best programmer in the world and will never > need any help with the project at all, the thing that really matters is the > users of the code. The code itself is unimportant; the project is only as > useful as people actually find it.” > > Which is why as much as i love all the apps competitions thrown around the > continent, i take them with a pinch of salt. Fair enaf, am not as passionate > about coding, but then again, i represent a good case of a tech user, waiting > to get those apps into my hands to solve problems of life today - > > Imagine there was an app - user fed or otherwise - that wld tell us which > roads to avoid on monday evenings, because of the hold ups there... > Imagine there was an app - again user fed or otherwise - that wld tell us > where the cheapest pump price is - or which forex had the best rate... > > Or one that wld link medical specialists -with patients - i wld love to get > plugged in into a portal that says where which dentist will be. > > My ideas might be wild, and possibly even impossible - but there is a user > looking to a coder, asking them to do somethin i can use! Here and Now. Today. > > Brian > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: > Very good ones at that, from a chap with the experience to be taken seriously: > http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/Linus-Torvalds-s-Lessons-on-Software-Development-Management/ba-p/440 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iJwEAQECAAYFAk6BZQsACgkQ6BaRME5Jdsi/HwP9Fntl3HIVyXNIrVZEiH7ypz9x > F6NpAngSB46nHD0KZ9eYozrPb8GLi0chMt0CllMGvUokIDsdl1KLhr3Q3MEM6PQe > KGwH6qgca4AZIa3rbYbF/Plg7f2SGkT/VnKtpxVv9SgY0mugu2MWOt8vS8FT4qQG > i3P6Iu4ghE7ncqbHPxc= > =lkXk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > > > -- > Love indeed conquers all..... > Brian A. Ssennoga > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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