bloomberg.com: Paul Ford: What is Code? #
paul ford:
We are here because the editor of this magazine asked me, “Can you tell me what code is?”
“No,” I said. “First of all, I’m not good at the math. I’m a programmer, yes, but I’m an East Coast programmer, not one of these serious platform people from the Bay Area.”
und dann hat paul ford fast 30tausend wörter aufgeschrieben, übers programmieren, über algorithmen, über das, was unsere zukunft entscheidend mitgestalten wird. und so wie es sich auf den ersten paar seiten liest, ist das alles brilliant, gut verständlich und nachvollziehbar geschrieben.
At this stage in the meeting, you like to look supplicants in the eye and say, OK, you’ve given me a date and a budget. But when will it be done? Really, truly, top-line-revenue-reporting finished? Come to confession; unburden your soul.
This time you stop yourself. You don’t want your inquiry to be met by a patronizing sigh of impatience or another explanation about ship dates, Agile cycles, and continuous delivery. Better for now to hide your ignorance. When will it be done? You are learning to accept that the answer for software projects is never.