Wednesday, August 17, 2005
I'm not the only one who calls him by his first name
In this article referenced on JoelOnSoftware.com he [Joel] goes on to reference Murphy's Law as just Murphy. Observe the following quote [emphasis added by me. To actually know what he's talking about, read the referenced article]:
I felt the need to post this because I did this in reference to a previous post back when I was working for a much smaller company, and some co-workers (at the time) who couldn't leave well enough alone, discovered and read the blog, and decided to latch on to the Murphy thing.
Man that was funny. So funny in fact, that not only did I laugh all the way to the bank, I laughed all the way back from the bank and then to disneyland. Then I bought one of those Mickey Mouse hats. Then I laughed all the way back home.
It was a veritable riot. Just dredging up memories of sharing "blog" time makes me want to whistfully whipe away the tears and listen to sappy emo folk like Elliot Smith.
I know, I know, who could possibly believe that an experienced, established, reknown software developer would possibly write the same way I do? Not me.
But that's the trouble with murphy -- he only shows up when you least expect him to, biach.
Flexibility. If you want to keep your promises, you can't talk about upcoming features and release dates unless you're willing to lock into them. This may eliminate flexibility that you need later when Murphy strikes. And if you don't keep your promises, you've ruined something that's very hard to get back: your reputation.
I felt the need to post this because I did this in reference to a previous post back when I was working for a much smaller company, and some co-workers (at the time) who couldn't leave well enough alone, discovered and read the blog, and decided to latch on to the Murphy thing.
Man that was funny. So funny in fact, that not only did I laugh all the way to the bank, I laughed all the way back from the bank and then to disneyland. Then I bought one of those Mickey Mouse hats. Then I laughed all the way back home.
It was a veritable riot. Just dredging up memories of sharing "blog" time makes me want to whistfully whipe away the tears and listen to sappy emo folk like Elliot Smith.
I know, I know, who could possibly believe that an experienced, established, reknown software developer would possibly write the same way I do? Not me.
But that's the trouble with murphy -- he only shows up when you least expect him to, biach.
