My point exactly.. We have driven ourselves to a point where we are only focused on the details and not the larger picture. Somehow, somewhere we need to come back to sanity and realize that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
This applies to all areas of life, but in the software business, I have seen systems coming to a crash because they relied on an employee maintaining an excel spreadsheet in a certain folder and when the employee was laid off, it will take a week or two, or even a month or two and bandaides such as this will break a system. Somebody, somewhere needs to be the mentor with their finger on the pulse of the operation and this person needs to realize all of the ramifications of what everybody that is working for them is doing, and especially in a software environment where it is very easy to accidentally include outdated, or deliberately changed code. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:56 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: .NET and other languages for a VFP developer Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > Bottom line, if you're a software developer and you cannot draw a > block diagram of your companies business process flow from memory, you > do not understand your business and you have some bridges to mend. Hi Virgil, It is a shame to say it, but I fear there are some doctors who can't draw a block diagram of the patient experience in their offices. Writing software for this situation is a can of worms. The drug situation is the worst. The doctors have only a rudimentary understanding of what the drugs do - what the drugs do good and evil! The drug companies hire knockout girls to pitch the drugs to the doctors. They show the doc a power point or flash presentation while subtly flirting with him. That is why your doctor puts you on the meds he does, to please the recent homecoming queen who came to see him. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/fb08f237b3c8498da617a296fb2ca...@bierschwc0bba6 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
