| Date: | Fri, 8 Sep 2000 19:27:28 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM |
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| Subject: | PeopleWare -- revised & re-published 1999 (was What do
well-rounded...) |
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| In-Reply-To: | <no.id>; from WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM on Fri, Sep 08,
2000 at 03:55:21PM -0400 |
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On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 03:55:21PM -0400, Ian Whitlock (WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM) wrote:
> I am reminded of Tom deMarco's parody of hiring a programmer in "People
> Ware". If a juggler were hired like a programmer then interview would
> be
>
> How many balls can you keep in the air? 5.
> Can you work with burning swords? Yes.
> Your hired.
I've just recently learned that _PeopleWare_ by DeMarco and Lister has
been revised and republished, ~1999, IIRC. Original publication date
was 1987. Several things have changed, much hasn't. Highly
recommended.
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