RE: Bonus Structures

["Bull, Jeff" <BullJ1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a school of thought that follows these lines . . .

Programmers should always write programs that contain bugs, restrictive
functions, no frills or 'bells-and-whistles', the absolute barest minimum
you can get away with.
It is good for productivity, yes you will get more done in less time, meet
your deadlines, complete projects within budget etc.
The best spin-off is the work it generates for the  help desk staff, support
analysts / programmers, etc to log, investigate and fix the bugs; also, the
additional work it generates in enhancements and upgrades - and of course
the associated fees for this work - very profitable and good for
jobs-creation!

I suspect that this practice has been in use for many years at certain very
large software suppliers - no names, no pack-drill;  the Y2K scenario was a
real cracker. The existence of PTFs an VxRyMz 's are a real giveaway.

As I am no longer in development (tech support) I can no longer be accused
of this practice (is there a statute of limitations for writing bugs?), but
I am sure it is still happening.

Jeff 'cynical' Bull

-----Original Message-----
From: MacWheel99@aol.com [mailto:MacWheel99@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:38 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Bonus Structures


> Measure what you want to improve/maintain;

several bosses ago I got a poor performance because my software quality was 
better than management claimed to want ... I was told that if I turned out 
poorer quality software I would get more done in less time.

Al Macintyre  ©¿©
http://www.cen-elec.com MIS Manager Programmer & Computer Janitor
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