Story: Years ago I was in a dev meeting and found out one of your devs had been editing code live on the server for years, and that the code in our repo was completely out of date. There was no backup of this prod app. I lost my shit.
The dev told me that
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The dev told me that
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The dev told me "It's faster to do it this way. I did nothing wrong."
I explained that having no backup meant we could lose the entire app. He said he took backups of the server, so that wouldn't happen. He asked why he had to "waste time" using a repo.
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I explained that having no backup meant we could lose the entire app. He said he took backups of the server, so that wouldn't happen. He asked why he had to "waste time" using a repo.
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I responded "BECAUSE IT'S INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE!!!!!" (yes, I raised my voice)
My manager told us all to shut up and then told me I had to prove why we needed to use source control. I felt like I was in the twilight zone!
I FUMED at my desk.
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My manager told us all to shut up and then told me I had to prove why we needed to use source control. I felt like I was in the twilight zone!
I FUMED at my desk.
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The next week I came back with a full presentation about the value of source control and the risks of not using it. We all debated, and I 'won' the debate. They all agreed to use it from then on, even though they felt it was inconvenient.
That was 2012.
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That was 2012.
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The point of this story is that:
1) just because you think something is obvious (using source control), does not mean every else agrees
2) yelling doesn't get you very far
3) giving a presentation is a really great way for me to get my way... Who knew?????
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1) just because you think something is obvious (using source control), does not mean every else agrees
2) yelling doesn't get you very far
3) giving a presentation is a really great way for me to get my way... Who knew?????
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