| ??? 02/14/08 18:42 Modified: 02/14/08 18:43 Read: times |
#150839 - Nothing lasts like paper ... Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Erik Malund said:
Richard Erlacher said:
Before a guy gets paid for his work, he should be required to provide fully documented code listings both on paper and on CD to prove his work is complete. I do agree that a "full disclosure" should be provided, but on paper? you've go to be kidding. The manager's responsibility is to ensure that the work is timely, correct, and complete, once handed in as such by the coder. If it's on CD, and not accompanied by a readable document that associates every bit of code with a pre-specified requirement, the work isn't correct or complete. Managers have to have paper in order to make them comfortable. That's probably because THEY own the stock in the paper company. BTW what good would paper do? the number of errors if someone tried to reenter it would be humongous. On paper, the manager might actually read it. That way he could, possibly, though not likely, spot any failures in the association between the coder's work product and the source requirements. "Soft" copy isn't always appropriate. If a product was designed and implemented 15 years ago, and the source files saved on 5-1/4" floppy disk, one might have some trouble reading it, particularly since most computers don't even have floppy disk interfaces any longer. In 10 years, it's probable nobody will be able to read/interpret current-generation CD's. Who can read and interpret those TAR tapes that were written 20 years ago? What about the stuff that was saved on 8" floppy diskettes back in the days before the IBM PC? Besides, it's a royal pain to try to follow 132-line listings on a display that's only 80 characters wide, even if it's presented at 4096x3072 pixels on a 32" monitor. Erik RE |
