64 () posted 2 years ago by ThatsAlright 2 years ago by ThatsAlright +65 / -1 33 comments share 33 comments share save hide report block hide replies
This is either going to work exactly as planned or fail so spectacularly that credit card companies will have to clean up charge errors.
I have no doubts that it can be done.
But it sure as hell isn't going to be done well.
If the organization cannot make this simple change in a week it needs to be dissolved.
It’s an aggressive target to be sure, but it will separate the hand wringing meeting engineers from the people who can get stuff done.
lol
I enjoy watching twitter be destroyed, but let's not b.s. about this being some magical fairy b.s.
The people who win are those with political connections to hear about the project and avoid being on it to begin with.
I’m an engineering lead at a large organization. I know exactly what kind of artificial barriers can be created to stop this kind of work. Architecture review boards, infrastructure police, all sorts of nonsense.
None of it helps the product.