You may be thinking, "But, Tom, if you make the notification say 'Don't do stupid things'…."
Stop. It doesn't work that way. Some of our customers have been doing these things since disco was current. You cannot change this behavior. You can only hope to regulate it.
Never fails. Fire up IDE. Phone rings. Someone has committed an atrocity in their accounts payable.
I need to make a mobile app.
Send a notification that says, "Tom is away from his code. You may now do stupid things".
@kdfrawg I've never seen a cultural change happen that fast before. I'm betting a large chunk of engineers were just chomping at the bit and biding their time
@larand You can take stunning portraits in both arid and humid climates and your earbuds will be 150 bucks, please. You are caught up.
@kdfrawg I was wondering what they'd do once they finally walked Balmer off the plank. Never thought they'd jump right in with both feet and do "right things"
It's so annoying that Microsoft are they only ones that are doing things I find interesting.
I don't know who this person is but I bet Bjork and Lady Gaga are going to be found on cider blocks in an alley.