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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Accounts Receivable
Dear all,
The following quote is from a book, Peopleware. They are the first two paragraphs:
Many thanks.
The following quote is from a book, Peopleware. They are the first two paragraphs:
I would be very grateful if you'd help me understand the last two sentences. My question is vague just because I am at a loss and don't even know what to ask. So, to start with, what do you think "these efforts" refers to?Chapter 1
SOMEWHERE TODAY, A PROJECT IS FAILING
Since the day when computers first came into common use, there must have been tens of thousands of accounts receivable programs written. There are probably a dozen or more accounts receivable projects underway as you read these words. And somewhere today, one of them is failing.
Imagine that! A project requiring no real technical innovation is going down the tubes. Accounts receivable is a wheel that's been reinvented so often that many veteran developers could stumble through such projects with their eyes closed. Yet these efforts sometimes still manage to fail.
Many thanks.
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Hi, Dear all, The following quote is from a book, Peopleware . They are the first two paragraphs: Chapter 1 SOMEWHERE TODAY, A PROJECT IS FAILING Since the day when computers first came into common use, there must have been tens of thousands of accounts receivable programs written. There are probably a dozen or more accounts receivable projects underway as you read these words.
- Hi, Dear all, The following quote is from a book, Peopleware .
- They are the first two paragraphs: Chapter 1 SOMEWHERE TODAY, A PROJECT IS FAILING Since the day when computers first came into common use, there must have been tens of thousands of accounts receivable programs written.
- There are probably a dozen or more accounts receivable projects underway as you read these words.
- And somewhere today, one of them is failing.
- Imagine that!
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Hi,
Dear all,
The following quote is from a book, Peopleware. They are the first two paragraphs:
Dear all,
The following quote is from a book, Peopleware. They are the first two paragraphs:
Chapter 1
SOMEWHERE TODAY, A PROJECT IS FAILING
Since the day when computers first came into common use, there must have been tens of thousands of accounts receivable programs written. There are probably a
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Oh I see now...!
Thank you so much, Clive, for your thorough, kind explanation. Understanding that idiom was crucial, that's why I was lost!
Thank you so much, Clive, for your thorough, kind explanation. Understanding that idiom was crucial, that's why I was lost!
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