Comments by "Christian Baune" (@programaths) on "IT "specialists" without common sense." video.

  1. There is a simple "flow". - Do I know how to ? - Is there any reasons to not do it ? (e.g. consequences of error is life threatening) - Can I find support ? (e.g. Google, phone call) - Is the client "ok" with extra time ? If you work with a small company, you have to be even more professional in the sense that small company owners can overlook a few things and even ask for illegal stuff because they simply ignore it. (e.g. filming employees in some countries) So, it's far beyond "plugging a monitor". It's even about knowing what lies around and is not technical. (e.g. laws and regulations) Other times, the client thinks he got a clever solution and simply passed by a more cost effective solution that fit the bill! If one wants to be a limited expert, one should work for big corporations where inputs and outputs are clearly defined. To come back to that video, I got quite the reverse. I was helping a friend for his presentation and wee needed to hookup the computer to the projector. One guy was there to handle it. I told that I was OK doing it, but he was there for it. He hooked the cable and I didn't felt the need to check it. After few minutes of presenting, I moved a bit the computer and no more projection! The VGA was not tied correctly! (It's quite hard to not tie it correctly as you should screw it...) Programmers also behave like this. They are not analyst, they are not builders, ... Last time I did a repair, my friend thought it was quite hard and he couldn't do it. (Swapping parts on an electronic key) Comparing to apple boards, it's level 0.001 ^^ (lot of rooms and very few discrete components) +rossmanngroup, you may be smarter than you think ^^
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