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Of course - but there again you probably have an understanding of information technology while the owner does not, try explaining that to the owner.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 27-Oct-15 4:54am.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: the PM will look into it to make it done! No. Which bit of that's not the PM's job caused problems? The PM should not be concerned about the technology stack - it's a common thing to have PM's who aren't technologists, but who have very good at organising, planning, budgeting, identifying risks, reporting, etc - all the things that are meant to remove the roadblocks and that are meant to keep the project on track. Frankly, when you're developing a system, there's nothing worse than a PM who continually butts in because they used to be a coder.
Yes, the PM may have an opinion and they may offer it, but they aren't there to enforce it or even to choose it. If you're going to do a PM role, you need to stop thinking like a developer and learn to take a much more strategic view. And yes, I speak from experience here - the hardest thing I ever had to learn to do was to hand over the coding reins to others.
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We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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As I told. I do not want to hold the technology. All I want is to receive it from the right direction...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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And what do you consider the right direction to be?
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Developers...I can trust those kind of guys around technology...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Worst possible people to choose a tech stack. Far too many developers fall into the "ooh shiny" stack and will push for tech that they want to learn. As I said, there are things like licensing issues that can come into play so, you might have a group who want to do Universal Windows development because they think it will look good on their CV, but the reality is that developing commercially with it requires Windows 10, server infrastructure for enterprise side loading and commercial VS licenses.
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In a setup where there is no architect for that, this IS the group to make the decision...For sure not the owner, who has no idea (and should not have)...
It is PM's job to not let the developer team to dream outside of reality of budget and so...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Okay, get back to me in a year when your developers still can't decide which stack they are finally going to develop this on because new and shinier stacks have appeared regularly in this period.
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d'accord!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Very good points - the best PMs I have worked with are those who have no experience of IT but are able to trust my advice and are great organisers and negotiators.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: the hardest thing I ever had to learn to do was to hand over the coding reins to others. I never actually managed to do that, so I'm stuck as a developer/architect. And yeah the architect part means I get to choose, right up until some stupid twat in Microsoft canned Silverlight.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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So, why don't you like COBOL?
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I actually loved COBOL some 20 years ago...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Sorry, I normally don't edit a member's spelling or grammar, especially if English is a second or third language for them. I, myself, am not that great at it either, but I feel compelled to comment.
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: why you force me
why do you force me...
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: even before we started?!
even before we get started?!
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I'm quit...
I quit.
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But I do like those fix my grammar (not personally, but it helps me)...And for that I thank you..
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Slacker007 wrote: even before we get started?!
"before we have even started" would be better.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Hi Kornfeld,
This sounds like the kind of "good news" that should be responded to with both "congratulations !," and "deepest sympathies."
"Reading between the lines" of your message (always dangerous), I sense a "communications gap" between you and El Supremo/La Suprema.
What do you think about your trying to "engage" with her/him to review the choice of technology; first, asking him/her to clarify for you why the choice was made, how it was made, what were the licensing/business factors that affected the choice, etc.
imho, you need to "bond" with him/her and create a basis for co-operation ... then, at the right moment, present your own choices and the rationale for them.
Yes, it's so easy to give advice when you are uninformed by the "facts on the ground"
cheers, Bill
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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These are very good advices, for sure...and one of the reasons to come here and rant is to be able to stick to such advices...As I have a bad temper I use the Lounge to 'burn-out' and after than facing the problem in a much better position...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I use the Lounge to 'burn-out' and after than facing the problem in a much better position I have heard it said: "suffering shared is suffering diluted."
I like the way Sylvester says it: [^].
cheers, Bill
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Last month I bought a Raspberry Pi, but have since only gotten round to firing it up once or twice with Raspbian. My main goal is really experimenting with it as a micro-controller, for whatever I may be inspired into while playing around.
I want to set up a 'lab' board, with mounting spaces for the Pi itself, a few breadboards, breakouts, and whatnot. Right now, it's too early for drilling mounting holes on a metal sheet, as I don't know how I will want to arrange the various components on the lab board for any particular session.
So, my idea for a first off lab board, until I have reached a commonly used layout, is to cover a metal sheet entirely in Velcro, then stick the opposite Velcro to the bottoms of breadboards etc. and mount the Pi on a Velcro coated plate. The metal plate can then also be grounded to mains earth and provide a connection for an earthing wrist strap, something where I get heart palpitations handling the Pi without one.
What do other CPians think about that setup? If you have a Pi and do similar work with it, how is yours set up, w.r.t. mounting etc. Discussions of OS setup and similar topics are strictly discouraged.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. - Liber Al vel Legis, I:40, Aleister Crowely
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[note, I'm not affiliated with Sparkfun]
The Sparkfun Inventor's Kit https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12060[^] (you may need to zoom it/go for a detail view) comes with a nice 'tray', shown in black at the back of the main picture - in one half sits the (in this case) Arduino Uno, in the other half you use double sided tape to stick down the breadboard - so, it sounds like you're doing something similar - except I'd use a non conductive substrate, maybe a piece of MDF rather than a metal plate - your comment about the earth/wrist strap is noted, but Im a bit wary of so much conductive material ...
If I was going to start with MDF (for example), I'd probably lay out a spot for the MCU, wether thats Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc, a spot for the breadboard(s), a tray for components, a light if not coming from the bench, and maybe a strip of metal forming a 'bus', to which I'd ground the breadboard, wriststrap. If I were using external power via a plugpack, I'd have two connectors for that, the -ve end also going to the ground 'bus'- your idea about grounding to a mains earth is good ..
ok, maybe you mount a 240VAC (or 'whatever suits for your geographical location') socket on the far end of your work bench/tray, and the earth from that goes to your ground bus
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Thanks for the MDF suggestion. I had similar oard in mind to start with, but for some flippant reason the bulk put me off. Having rethought it, that was just silly.
What you describe in your 2nd to last paragraph, about starting with the MDF, sounds like my next step. For now I won't have any specific layout for any components, until I see what is most comfortable, hence the velcro, but otherwise a very similar setup to what I want, thanks.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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Garth J Lancaster wrote: except I'd use a non conductive substrate, maybe a piece of MDF rather than a metal plate - your comment about the earth/wrist strap is noted, but Im a bit wary of so much conductive material ...
I agree on the non-conductive, but I have seen an Ikea kitchen cutting board as his backplate for a similar application. And it has a built in handle to carry it. I liked the idea enough to use it...although I had to replace the kitchen cutting board I borrowed.
Ken
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Raspberry Pi is a full computer packed in a small board and not a micro-controller kit...If you looking for a true micro-controller look to the Arduino direction...
In any case I would suggest to use shields to connect different extension boards to either of them and the breadboard only for externals, like motors, leds, switches and so on...
I too recommend SparkFun - I found them a good resource...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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