Would this company by any chance be Microsoft?
Actually, I think most places would probably want results as soon as you
can deliver them. I bet that there are small "temporary fix" programs
that are still being used today some 20 years after they were coded. If
you don't want to compromise your standards, as you say, then maybe you
should go into business on your own.
scott
Russ Wright wrote:
>Hello SLUGgers!
>
>I'm having a bit of a problem with my new employer. I've spent many years
>developing software for some bigger development houses that follow structured
>development processes and created some high quality, stable, and maintainable
>software. I recently took a job with a small three developer shop.
>
>Here is my problem. Their code is crap. I mean lousy, patched togeher and
>undocumented. I've been assigned to fix some bugs in the app and I took the
>time to analyze and document the proper solution. It seems that my method of
>analysis was and I quote "a waste of time... if we all took that much time to
>look at the problem we would go out of business"
>
>My boss further explained that I should just find a quick solution, patch it,
>slam it out and let the user community test it in production. To say the
>least I'm perplexed. My years of development experience tells me this is a
>BAD trend that will come back to bite me in the arse later. I understand
>being nimble and staying profitable. I've tired to explain that good code
>takes some time and fast code cost more money later but he will not listen.
>
>I need the income, but should I compromise my standards?
>
>Any advice?
>Russ
>
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