I’m back at “the worlds largest chip maker” working on the same team as before. Same project. Same desk.
As usual, my team lead was on vacation for my first day. This has become a trend. The last time I started the contract, it was just before Christmas.
I was asked to fix a problem on my first day, before I even had access to TFS. “Ready to jump back in the fire?” “Sure.” “Can you take a look at this… and figure it out before noon?” “Yup. I’ll take a look…”
And I figured it out. The XML files are not backwards compatible. Quick chat with the user and we were back in business. My boss even noticed the quick resolution. Always a plus.
Some days it is really good to go back and do it all over again.
Attend the Portland Visual Studio 2010 Community Launch tonight…
The first 200 people in the door will receive free, preauthorized access
for Microsoft® WebsiteSpark™ which includes Visual Studio 2010 Professional
and other valuable developer resources!
RSVP now!
“A well-trained man knows how to answer questions, they reasoned; an educated man knows what questions are worth asking.”
E. Digby Baltzell
From a NY Times Op/Ed piece: The ‘Learning Knights’ of Bell Telephone
Yesterday, ScottGu blogged about new VS 2010 Productivity Power Tool Extensions. Having wholly bought into the power of the Extension Manager, I think this add-on is another must-have for VS 2010.
If you already know you want it, you can download the extension here.
Enjoy!
PS: Don’t forget to RSVP for the Portland Visual Studio 2010 Community Launch event at Fiserv on June 17th. The first 200 people in the door will receive free, preauthorized access for Microsoft WebSpark. More info at the PADNUG website. Here is the link to RSVP directly.
Sometimes you just have to acknowledge things are not going to work out for whatever reason. Then move on.
I logged out at 15:15 yesterday afternoon. Gathered my stuff and did just that.
… is not something I’m known for. Being an introvert, I’d rather avoid the uncomfortable dialog. If I can’t avoid it, I want to end it as quickly as possible. My “normal” method is to lay out my argument as logically as possible. If that doesn’t work, I go for the throat and attack the inner most issue at hand. Pulling out the nasty gore and exposing it to daylight, so we can address the core problem and move on as quickly as possible.
So…
I am struggling with my current client. The lead is… um challenging. Let me give you a bit of background.
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