Youtube hearted comments of disgruntledtoons (@disgruntledtoons).

  1. Always strive to work for a company which hires entry-level talent, even if you're not entry-level. In order to succeed and stay in business, these companies have to be prepared to provide the skills that they require (that is, training in specific technologies), when these skills cannot be found in the pool of available talent. Companies which are always looking for X years of experience with technology Y have no vision and will fail when their lack of planning bites them.
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  2. Most new companies fail. Do software start-ups fail more often?
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  3. At least it was a colorful battle.
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  4. Companies don't really want rock stars. They want magicians to pull rabbits out of hats, to compensate for management's failures.
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  5. The other most useful tools (to engineers, at least) are complex numbers and Laplace transforms, which allow systems analysis to be done with algebra instead of calculus.
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  6. To really create an app that's a big ball of mud, you need management's help. First, contract out the initial development, and tell the contractor to hurry. He'll slap something together using a framework. Check for basic functionality, end the contract, and put it into production. Second, whenever a new feature is envisioned, set a specific date for when it will go live, and pressure the developers to meet that date. Third, remember that re-factoring doesn't justify a higher price tag for your customers, but new features do.
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