Comments on: Gordon Ramsay could teach software engineers a thing or two? http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/ I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf mutes ... or should I? Fri, 28 May 2010 15:25:52 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gowron http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Gowron Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:43:59 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/#comment-10 Completely agree - this analogy is a very good one Nad. I'm on the management side (the dark side) so I want my techies in there doing the cooking while I'm out the front taking the orders and shaping their preferences into something that I think they'll enjoy, and something I know the back room can actually deliver. Sometimes though they insist on meeting the chef and discussing new recipes which is occasionally fine! I have one customer at the moment though who wants to meet the chef every time - I just can't get him to understand that if I allow that then none of the cooking will get done. He just doesn't get it and thinks I'm being obstructive! Damn customers. I also have one chef who constantly fails to deliver quality goods - so soon he's going to be wheeled in front of the customer so he can make his own excuses directly - I'm fed up of taking the flak for him. lol. Completely agree – this analogy is a very good one Nad. I’m on the management side (the dark side) so I want my techies in there doing the cooking while I’m out the front taking the orders and shaping their preferences into something that I think they’ll enjoy, and something I know the back room can actually deliver. Sometimes though they insist on meeting the chef and discussing new recipes which is occasionally fine! I have one customer at the moment though who wants to meet the chef every time – I just can’t get him to understand that if I allow that then none of the cooking will get done. He just doesn’t get it and thinks I’m being obstructive! Damn customers.

I also have one chef who constantly fails to deliver quality goods – so soon he’s going to be wheeled in front of the customer so he can make his own excuses directly – I’m fed up of taking the flak for him. lol.

]]> By: Eric http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Eric Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:58:50 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/#comment-8 good one - I'm glad Im not working for one of these companies I only hear about that kinda stuff by people I know and by readiny dailywtf (which, obviously, shows only extremes) good one – I’m glad Im not working for one of these companies I only hear about that kinda stuff by people I know and by readiny dailywtf (which, obviously, shows only extremes)

]]> By: nadeem.shabir http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-7 nadeem.shabir Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:41:56 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/#comment-7 Oye ... I told you I was thinking of blogging about it too! ;) Beside's I credited you! Oye … I told you I was thinking of blogging about it too! ;) Beside’s I credited you!

]]> By: I Really _Don't_ Know http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/comment-page-1/#comment-6 I Really _Don't_ Know Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:39:51 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/11/30/gordon-ramsay-could-teach-software-engineers-a-thing-or-two/#comment-6 <strong>Dirty Thieving B*st*rd...</strong> Yesterday at work I was having a pleasant few minutes chat with Nadeem over coffee - a break from refactoring our acceptance test suite and we go talking about Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. A subject close to my heart as...... Dirty Thieving B*st*rd…

Yesterday at work I was having a pleasant few minutes chat with Nadeem over coffee – a break from refactoring our acceptance test suite and we go talking about Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. A subject close to my heart as……

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