I forgot Database Admins/Natzis, adding/removing/editing fields on the
test server requiring emails back and forwards.

On 18 November 2011 18:11, Peter Maddin <[email protected]> wrote:
> How about in addition
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> Every programmer will have their domain account granted local admin rights
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> ·         The workstation(s) they are developing on
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> ·         Servers used for development, testing and building
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> You can have the best equipment and tools in the world (no I haven’t), but
> if you are crippled in what you can achieve, that just generates tons of
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> Usually another sys-admin verses developer with a IT manager (Unix/mainframe
> background) that just does not understand.
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> Regards Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Arjang Assadi
> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 1:34 PM
> To: ozDotNet
> Subject: Re: [Friday OT] unstoppable force meets an immovable object,
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> Aaah no, nothing recent in the current place, but in the other places
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> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/08/the-programmers-bill-of-rights.html
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> is blog then must only be for fun not for work ).
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> Not having the ability to install what ever tool was necessary and
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> All resulting in developing in secret after hours just to get things
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> done, problems researched on a fast net connection without a 10 sec
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> But some people had it worse, not being able to get on the programmer
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> So in retro respect I have had it really good.
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> Almost forgot : not being able to download project/code samples at
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> I bet other programmers would have their own stories of policy gone
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> On 18 November 2011 16:07, Wallace Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> like that is it ? what didnt they let you do now?
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>> On 18/11/2011 12:58 PM, Arjang Assadi wrote:
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>>> Unstoppable force meets an immovable object, Programmer meets Sys Admin.
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>>> Your turn
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