Skip to main content

The Pencil Analogy

This article written by Brad Wallace posted on SQL Server Central on Aug. 18, 2011. It was a great editorial. After reading, I wondered who is at fault? The CEO or the contractor.

"The Pencil Analogy" reminded me of my own painful experience almost 25 years ago. As the requirements kept changing, little by little, I ended up working for nothing. I did not make enough money to keep my roof over my head. I closed my first startup business and went to work for others.





Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts

These keyboard shortcuts are helpful. Some of them are not document in Visual Studio 2010 Express, for example: <Ctrl> F5 to run the application without debug <Ctrl> Period or <Ctrl> Space for code completion. <Ctr> <Shift> <B> to build the solution For more download the Visual Studio 2010 Keybinding Posters from Microsoft. Credit:  Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts - ScottGu's Blog DevCurry: 30 Favorite Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
Post a Comment
Read more

Install Android Development Tools on Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)

First thing first. Make sure Java Development Kit (JDK) install. Go to Terminal and type 'Java -version' to check. You should see the following: java version "1.7.0_07" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea7 2.3.2) (7u7-2.3.2a-1ubuntu1) OpenJDK Server VM (build 23.2-b09, mixed mode) If Java Development Kit is not installed, you can install it from Ubuntu Software Center. Click on Ubuntu Software Center icon from left side bar and search for Java. Here, I selected 'OpenJava JDK 7 runtime' Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ to download Eclipse Classic 4.2.1 (Juno) Go to your downloads folder and extract it. Move 'eclipse' folder to your home directory. Launch Eclipse 4.2.1 (Juno) from 'eclipse' folder. Install Android Developer Tools (ADT) plugin for Eclipse. Click on Help -> Install New Software and add the URL 'https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/' on the input text box next to 'Work with' and click the 'Add
Post a Comment
Read more

Recent Activity

It’s fun to check my email account recent activity. Here is the fun. Someone attempted to log in to my account from other countries. It is good to check activity log in your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Facebook, and other accounts frequently.
Post a Comment
Read more