> As Kent Beck put it, "... no matter what the client says the problem > is, it is always a people problem."
Think that might be a Gerald Weinberg quote?! They've probably both said it at various times, I guess ;) Cheers, D On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Duncan Bayne <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2:31 pm, Steve Gilles <[email protected]> wrote: >> While we’re on the topic- it’s cool to see more attention being paid >> to EQ, not just IQ. What’s the point in hiring a genius if he turns >> out to be an architecture astronaut? > > As Kent Beck put it, "... no matter what the client says the problem > is, it is always a people problem." > > Turning that around: no matter how great a technical problem may seem, > it's usually surmountable by the right people in the right > combination. I see the latter as being particularly important; I've > seen groups of highly skilled, intelligent developers fail to coalesce > into a team. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" 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/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
