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From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 02:11:54 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAN0CFw1MS4yRbYBD8jQcfcZhihtB0GJ5kPp2GO1cTLktepzg4A@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120528225029.5e9181bd@khamul.example.com>

>> > You can get away with almost anything except these two things:
>> >
>> > Do not micro-manage
>> > Do not tell them how to do what they do
>>
>> Could you give me an example of this last one?
>
> - I see you are using Perl with hashrefs to do function xyz. Have you
> considered (i.e. I would like you to) using $INSERT_SOMETHING_HERE?

So if I see a way that their coding could be improved (faster
execution, greater legibility, etc) I just keep quiet about it?

> - Wanting to personally review the code often. I've seen some managers
>  want to do this daily.

How often should I read their code?  I was planning on reading it a lot.

- Grant



  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-05-30  9:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-26 11:26 [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company? Grant
2012-05-26 11:44 ` Florian Philipp
2012-05-27  6:22   ` Grant
2012-05-27  8:27     ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-27  8:51     ` Florian Philipp
2012-05-27 16:09       ` Grant
2012-05-27 16:35         ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2012-05-27 16:53           ` Grant
2012-05-27 21:18             ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-28 15:30               ` Michael Orlitzky
2012-05-27 21:18         ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-28 16:00           ` Grant
2012-05-28 20:50             ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-29  8:34               ` Grant
2012-05-29 12:08                 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-29 17:51                   ` Grant
2012-05-29 20:10                     ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-30  9:00                       ` Grant
2012-05-29 12:30                 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-05-29 13:58                 ` Michael Mol
2012-05-29 14:05                   ` Michael Orlitzky
2012-05-29 14:37                   ` Alan McKinnon
2012-05-29 23:52                     ` Peter Humphrey
2012-05-30  9:11               ` Grant [this message]
2012-05-30 12:57                 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-05-30 22:58                 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2012-05-31  6:44                   ` Grant
2012-05-29 17:02 ` [gentoo-user] " James

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