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How Do I Manage Seasoned Programmers? 551

An anonymous reader writes "I have a technology background and worked as a programmer for a few years before slipping over to the dark side. I am now on the business side and have been given responsibility for a small team of Java programmers. While the technology aspect of what my team works on doesn't scare me, I need ideas to make sure the team stays motivated while reporting to me, a business-oriented guy. Perhaps I should mention I am in my early 30s while the majority of the team constitute an older, wiser generation. What advice should I follow to avoid turning into yet another Bill Lumbergh?"

Comment Re:A consultant's perspective (Score 1) 919

They are idiots.

They could have been using PostgreSQL which is more full-featured than MySQL and its libraries (and the whole server) are BSD-licensed. Instead, they choose to issue a "No Open Source" policy and to buy the most expensive (to buy and to admin) database from one of the most proprietary vendors.

Very bright.

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