Andrew, I totally agree. My comments were not meant to be disparaging to
any individual. They were meant as a lighthearted poke - and directed at a
group more so than any one individual.

I sincerely apologise, once again for an oversight in judgement.

On 20 June 2012 12:14, Andrew Snow <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> In my RoRo travels, I've been initiator of, the recipient of, and privy
> to, disparaging remarks about "the previous bunch of n00bs" who were the
> last developers to touch a project.
>
> This happens on projects big and small, by both professionals of many
> years experience, all the way down to non-Rails shops who slapped a junior
> coder on the project.
>
> But because you don't know the circumstances:
>  * the budget
>  * the deadlines
>  * politics
>  * promises and obligations
>  * vague scope
>  * creeping scope, etc
> I think it unwise to pass judgment on the "previous guy", whether to the
> client, or to your peers.
>
> Indeed, it would be bad form for the "previous guy" to mention any of the
> above, especially if he parted company with the client in awkward
> circumstances.  Comments on the previous guy doesn't really give the client
> the warm fuzzies anyway.
>
> TLDR; Lets not rip on each other. Lets keep these thoughts to ourselves
> and stick to doing what we do best.
>
> - Andrew
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