Normally, I'd say no. But in this case, with the economy being so ugly
right now for techies, I'd say "suck it up..." It's not your
code...it's their code. It is not a reflection of you or your work...it
is a reflection of the company. Yes, you are a part of the company, but
you have done your best and were slapped for it.
Having attempted (and failed) to run my own business and struggling
through nine months of no paycheck, let me tell you...it
sucks...bigtime. There are plenty of good software development shops
that don't compromise. I'm fortunate enough to be in one of those.
Start looking for something else.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net]On Behalf Of Russ Wright
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 8:13 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] Good, Fast and Cheap?
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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