Cool :) Can start collecting now
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:05 PM, red1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Aha! Why not we put our rants, i mean close loop thoughts into a new book? > --- > Rantings of Open Source Minds :) > > On 12/14/10 11:15 AM, Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote: >> >> I don't think it is rant. >> >> I believe it is actually a close loop feedback system working >> >> Technical people (engineers, programmers) like to talk about what they >> are doing, and telling it to someone else, with the hope of getting >> feedback. This feedback usually will improve and enhance the thing >> that they are currently doing. >> >> Most people don't really aware they are in a close loop system, until >> they found the "Aha!" moment, and the word like, "good idea", "why I >> did not think of that", etc comes out from their mouth. >> >> Most of the time I like to hear technical people ranting about their >> job or work environment, and then I will ask them, "what do you think >> is the solution to that problem?" . Wait a while and you will see that >> they actually have answer for most of their rant, but it was not >> obvious to them because the loop is not closed :) >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Boh Yap<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> hi Red, >>> >>> good one, its a socio-psycological phenomena that is worth at least a >>> Masters thesis! >>> >>> But I will also add one thing, its not how much you rant, but also how >>> eloquently you communicate your ideas, humour, wit and clarity is >>> important. After all, communications skills is also a important >>> requisite for SW development as we are often communicating complex >>> concepts... ;-) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:46 AM, red1<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Boh aplogised for his rant earlier and this prompt me to theorise >>>> something >>>> here. I been busy, what else, but immersing my head into OSGI code. >>>> After >>>> about 3 weeks of code reviewing, my head really got cross-wired and >>>> yesterday was when i maxed out. I don't even want to look at the >>>> keyboard. >>>> Then i remembered my readings of what i call Software Developer Anti >>>> Patterns, where coders work in waves, and not 9 to 5. It is faster to be >>>> slower and there is this mysterious pair-programming been better. Of >>>> course, >>>> the Open Source community tops it all, as people are motivated when >>>> there is >>>> social talk happening at 'work'. Steven Covey, author of 7 Habits, even >>>> wrote about letting your staff bitched about you in the open, as this is >>>> good psychology. In short people need to rant. Especially coders. The >>>> work >>>> is both intense and extensive, depending on how you code or rather >>>> copy/paste. >>>> >>>> Salespeople get stressed out too. They will F here and F there whenever >>>> they >>>> are away from the clients. Or bosses. News people will take it out by >>>> smoking pot. Almost all the lady reporters are smokers. But for coders, >>>> they >>>> are harmless to the ozone layer. But they will just rant and rant. In >>>> fact, >>>> i will add this to the items i will look out for in the next FOSS >>>> candidate >>>> i find. How well do you rant? Before i forget i need to apply this >>>> symbol >>>> here - :)<--- anti smoking device. >>>> >>>> . >> >> > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" 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/osdcmy-list?hl=en -- Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" 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/osdcmy-list?hl=en
