Re: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread mike smith
On 25 June 2010 12:43, Michael Minutillo michael.minuti...@gmail.com wrote: I am never going to a hospital again Having been in one last week, I can only agree. Sleep deprivation as a means of torture has *nothing* on what a hospital will do to you. -- Meski Going to Starbucks for coffee is

Re: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread djones147
Number of dilbert strips on the wall measures the developer/management dissatisfaction rate. Davy BBM pin:2589AEE0 -Original Message- From: Eddie de Bear eddie.deb...@gmail.com Sender: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:28:03 To: ozDotNetozdotnet@ozdotnet.com

Re: Generated project files

2010-06-25 Thread Stephen Price
Update on this, moving the generated part of the project file into a target file (its just a project file with naming convention of name.target) did the trick. It now generates in one project, copies to the project that depends on it and the IDE ignores the change (and the build server picks up

Re: Generated project files

2010-06-25 Thread Michael Minutillo
No worries. I love it when a madcap scheme comes together On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.comwrote: Update on this, moving the generated part of the project file into a target file (its just a project file with naming convention of name.target) did the

RE: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread Maddin, Peter
I'm in trouble then Regards Peter Maddin Applications Development Officer PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA Phone : +618 9473 3944 Fax : +618 9473 3982 E-Mail : peter.mad...@pathwest.wa.gov.au The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are intended solely for the named

Re: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread silky
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Maddin, Peter peter.mad...@pathwest.wa.gov.au wrote: I’m in trouble then You could always just wear a golden sombrero and occasionally say 'beagle beagle beagle'. The stats on someone with those properties dying in a hospital have got to be fairly low. Regards

RE: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread James Chapman-Smith
Hi Richard David, I'd be wary about using amount of code bugs they fix as KPI's. IMHO both are terrible as far as KPI's. Here's why: It's my experience that there are two main things that create bugs - code documentation. The more code you write the more bugs you'll get (and the

Re: Embedding SQL index hints into SQL commands for SQL SERVER.

2010-06-25 Thread Richard Carde
On 23 Jun 2010, at 04:58, Maddin, Peter peter.mad...@pathwest.wa.gov.au wrote: I actually made the requested changed to my SQL command but there was no discernable difference. I really wasn’t expecting any. If you think it's related to the amount if data, some basics to try; 1. Take a

RE: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread Jeff Sinclair
How about, on any piece of work have someone external make estimates of the time required. These are not revealed to the developers. If everyone is measured against those estimates, even if they are always wrong, you can at least compare developers. Obviously there will be some degree of

Re: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread Matt Siebert
Maybe the independent estimates are way off and developer A takes all kinds of shortcuts that will result in bugs and unmaintainable code while developer B handles the overlooked details and implements a much higher quality solution that requires minimal rework down the line. There can be massive

RE: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread David Kean
Just to clarify - I wasn't being serious. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of James Chapman-Smith Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:48 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: KPI's for software developers Hi Richard David, I'd be wary about using amount

Re: KPI's for software developers

2010-06-25 Thread silky
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 1:55 AM, David Kean david.k...@microsoft.com wrote: Just to clarify – I wasn’t being serious. Are you allowed to state the metrics that are used at your company? I would assume that it is one of the most metric'd-up companies in existance. Though I suppose it would be

[OT] markzware online payment

2010-06-25 Thread Greg Keogh
Folks, my wife wants to buy some Mac conversion software from markzware.com but the payment process seems a little weird. The site has a certificate and a green address bar, and as you proceed it seems to use a Wespac gateway for payment. The payment entry fields appear in a mock dialog area in

Re: [OT] markzware online payment

2010-06-25 Thread David Richards
A quick google search shows refernces to westpac using birth dates. maybe check their website or call them? David If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... checkmate! -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 12:37, Greg Keogh

RE: [OT] markzware online payment

2010-06-25 Thread Fredericks, Chris
Hi Greg No I can't confirm. But I assume you can ring Westpac after hours support and ask for advice. Cheers Chris From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Saturday, 26 June 2010 12:37 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: [OT] markzware

RE: [OT] markzware online payment

2010-06-25 Thread Ian Thomas
Greg Contact what appears to be the Australian distributor - http://www.advancesoftware.com.au/markzware/ There is a 1300 number on their website. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]