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Cake day: November 24th, 2023
  • catch22@startrek.websitetoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.ml•Got no time to code
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    6 months ago

    How do you know what’s it supposed to do, if no one actually wrote that down, other than

    As a person.
    I would like it to work
    So i can do the things.

    To be fair, at least that’s something…

    Or maybe for testing the documentation is the code. The code does this, write a test that accepts it does this.

    I like the concept of describing things in scenarios and having data objects embedded in the scenarios. I think gherkin if a bit too restrictive, the same way user stories are, but a more natural verbose scenario that was parameterised with variables tied to actual data makes it explicit what is supposed to happen and what data the system will consume, create or manipulate.

    E: there is of course other types of documentation available

  • catch22@startrek.websitetoUnited Kingdom@feddit.uk•ONS staff refuse to work two days a week in officeEnglish
    4·
    7 months ago

    The arbitrary n days a week requirement is just a simple lazy way of ensuring people visit the buildings consistently so there is a valid reason to keep them paid for. It will also continue to be n+1 until things return to as they were or peoples investments are no longer going to benefit with more forced return to office.

    Face to face meetings can be organised anywhere. Its just inefficient to be using a building and requiring people to travel for what does mostly amount to sitting on your own on teams calls anyway. The requirement to have people sitting in places where you occasionally bump into them just smacks of bad management.

    In person meetings can be useful for improving social relations. Mandating n days a week on the off chance you might have a useful meeting is asinine.

  • catch22@startrek.websitetoScience Memes@mander.xyz•geoengineeringEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Indeed, trickle down environmental improvements will come guided by the invisible hand of the market.

    And you’re completely right, food supply should be protected. Maybe programmes to plant wild vegetation such as well suited local produce everywhere instead of bare concrete and wasteland could help, not only food supply but also the environment.

    But then that would effect farming profitability, so that of course is too idealistic and not viable… I wish I was as clever as you.