Comments on: Caption Contest: The Veteran (The Seven Types of Software Engineers) http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/ Product management, product marketing, and the ugly side of software product development. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Justin Burrows http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-2939 Justin Burrows Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:26:17 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-2939 "Oh, I didn't mean the X data feed, I meant the X data feed. They have the same name? Yeah. But they're different feeds. We replaced X data feed two years ago, but it still runs. You need the other X data feed. You better get on that if you want it to work in this release." “Oh, I didn’t mean the X data feed, I meant the X data feed. They have the same name? Yeah. But they’re different feeds. We replaced X data feed two years ago, but it still runs. You need the other X data feed. You better get on that if you want it to work in this release.”

]]> By: Paco http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Paco Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:50:00 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1561 "Why do the cleaning people keep dropping coins into my mug?" or "That's not a requirement - it's stupid. Why are our customers such idiots?" <-- actual fun quote, though should be read with a German accent “Why do the cleaning people keep dropping coins into my mug?”

or

“That’s not a requirement – it’s stupid. Why are our customers such idiots?” <– actual fun quote, though should be read with a German accent

]]> By: Eric http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Eric Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:12:21 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1154 "Oh, so NOW you want my input, eh?" Or "Trust me, doing it your way is doomed to failure" Or Been there, done that! FAIL! “Oh, so NOW you want my input, eh?”

Or

“Trust me, doing it your way is doomed to failure”

Or

Been there, done that! FAIL!

]]> By: Stewart Rogers http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Stewart Rogers Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:05:31 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1132 We are going with an Extreme Programming process, starting Monday. 1-week iterations. We are going with an Extreme Programming process, starting Monday. 1-week iterations.

]]> By: The Other Eric http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 The Other Eric Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:19:48 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1121 "My code is self-documenting" “My code is self-documenting”

]]> By: DGentry http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 DGentry Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:57:10 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1117 "If that feature were actually required I'd have coded it, now wouldn't I?" “If that feature were actually required I’d have coded it, now wouldn’t I?”

]]> By: NWGuy http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 NWGuy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:16 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1111 Your mind will pour out of this cup when I'm done with you.... Did you wear that to Prom...at the time we were building really cool stuff... There isn't time for a front-end, we have to rebuild the core to make it rock solid Your mind will pour out of this cup when I’m done with you….

Did you wear that to Prom…at the time we were building really cool stuff…

There isn’t time for a front-end, we have to rebuild the core to make it rock solid

]]> By: Dave http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Dave Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:15:05 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1107 Idiot! If you were able to understand the answer, you wouldn't ask the question that way. Idiot! If you were able to understand the answer, you wouldn’t ask the question that way.

]]> By: roadmapwarrior http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 roadmapwarrior Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:54:08 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1104 Yeah, well, this is nothing like what it took to roll out the redesign in 2006... Yeah, well, this is nothing like what it took to roll out the redesign in 2006…

]]> By: Greg http://crankypm.com/2008/10/caption-contest-the-veteran-the-seven-types-of-software-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Greg Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:42:26 +0000 http://crankypm.com/?p=602#comment-1087 Um, we tried that 4 years ago and it was a total failure. Got any other bright ideas? Um, we tried that 4 years ago and it was a total failure. Got any other bright ideas?

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