Plain and simple if there is an emergency that needs my attention on the weekend or after hours give me a phone call {if I happen to be the person scheduled to be on call} but it had best be important because because it's paid above normal pay.

Otherwise email is used for non time sensitive communication. When I read the email I will reply and give you some kind of expectation. {I get a lot of vague confused requests so "Please schedule a meeting where we can discuss it in further detail" is a common reply} Don't expect me to read email on the weekend while I'm out fishing or something it just isn't happening. {With the exception of a few VPs and Execs that appear to be consumed by email 24/7 this is the company culture}

I was thinking the trolls would be the first to sign up and the first to complain when they were moderated, after all they are now paying for the right to post. This would likely scare off a lot of business where as a free site can moderate a user and not need to refund them any money while satisfying the heard.

It might keep spammers away though... I imagine they would likely move on to another investment that didn't require cash up front.

You are correct 1000 pages of documentation for 250 applications is not very much... either they are very tiny apps or the documentation is very limited.

Don't most companies that develop large amounts of software usually employ documenters that are separate from the developers?

No. I have worked with software that has tried.... there is nothing more annoying.

Sometimes simpler is better, but if it's simple enough to not require any documentation then it probably will not meet the users needs.

Right you can design a vehicle with a blind spots that make backing up dangerous but you can't hang an air freshener from the rear view mirror or have a gps device suction cupped to the window so you don't get lost because it might obstruct your view.

Many states have laws not directed specifically at a HUD on your window but at anything that obstructs the driver's view. Just like it's against the law to hang random stuff from your mirror you can't suction cup your gps to the window under the mirror because it obstructs the driver's view.

It's 5 Ws of trouble shooting... you forgot Who.

You are right a lot of jobs just plain cannot be automated away but I bet if you ask any seasoned sys admin they will show you a boat load of scripts that they run and watch while drinking their {insert caffeinated beverage} and reading /.

I have gigs of scripts I've collected over the years that do all kinds of creating/disabling/moving/modifying AD accounts and custom reporting for ldap and various applications, even telephony related scripts. {gedi master?}

according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

"the common color vision defects is the red-green deficiency which is present in about 8 percent of males and 0.5 percent of females of Northern European ancestry."

The poll reflects at least that fairly well.

I am curious however that since I've been reading a little about why there is no mention of affects on depth perception {I say this because I'm in the 8% and I have a problem with depth perception when everything is the same color.}

I don't have any trouble believing a there is a annoyed programmer that has inherited a few java messes from recent grads or that he blames their education.

My niece asked me to help her with her c++ class and I decided afterward that I might check out a c++ class at one of the local colleges but it's not offered in any of the three colleges in my area they only offer java. Apparently not all degrees are created equal.

Zero granted, ever???

I can't imagine that absolutely none of the requests where verifiable facts. {like a mis-typed date}

If you are Dad is the only DJ in 100 miles then you live in a very rural area. More rural than where I live in Kansas. I've been to very few weddings that have had a DJ that wasn't family or a close friend and the same with bands.

If a friend was having a wedding reception and they needed a band or DJ I could have them a of about 5 bands and a dozen DJs that would do it for free.

Gigashadow? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...

Been there, done that, probably doing it again next week.

I love it when some random project manager leaps into a commercial product only to find the requirements they shopped for when purchasing aren't the same as the business requirements. It usually has some hard to find out of the ordinary feature that was specifically requested and then is missing a couple common critical features that were not mentioned by the requester.

doh! I've not seen it but i watched Josie and the Pussy Cats with my niece last night... if you haven't seen it it is a comedy about subliminal messages in pop music every time a new song comes on what's cool changes orange is the new black or blue is the new orange and all the kids run to the mall to buy all new clothes that color.

uhm? Was that a reference to Josie and the Pussy Cats?