Re: [noise][Netiquette] Re: Design approaches about primary key

Alkos wrote:

> "Sybrand Bakker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le
> message news: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:02:02 +0100, "Alkos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hi man,
> > >
> > > Do you really think that Euro-dev is better than US ?
> > > Nationality is not the issue. Skill is . . .
> > >
> > > Alkos
> >
> > You are wrong about skills. Too many 'developers' only skill is to hit
> > buttons... the wrong ones! They never ever received any *formal*
> > tuition, they don't even know a thing about normalization, they set up
> > tables without primary and foreign keys, etc, etc, etc.
> > Yes they have skills... to hack that is. Basically they can't develop
> > at all, and if no one is overseeing their work, or (which is quite
> > common) their manager doesn't know anything about IT too, you'll
> > invariably end up with a system in need of urgent repair.
> > Alas, when it is discovered this is necessary the 'system' is
> > production and the developers to the Norht Pole.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
>
> I agree with you. By skill, I meant indeed the 'right' skills needed
> to design apps that work correctly whatever the birth or living place of the
> person.
>
> You are right in your analysis of the lifecycle of a software.
> My opinion is IT managers must (note the "must") have valuable IT knowledge
> i.e. understand the basics and the depths of software engineering and
> project managing.
>
> However, there a few companies where IT is considered as a strategical
> activity even when it isn't the company's business core. In these places,
> development is managed, code reviews exist and production installations are
> submitted to harsh validation tests.
>
> I don't think such companies are quite common. Does somebody want to share
> his ou her experience about that ?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Alkos

You mean beyond the fact that it is tragically rare and often doesn't 
happen in companies even when doing so is a written policy?   ;-)

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