From: hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove)
Subject: Re: chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results)
Date: 24 Jun 91 13:23:31 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.132331.29188@asc.slb.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: fischer@iesd.auc.dk's message of 21 Jun 91 22:04:26 GMT
>>>>> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes:
>>>>> On 20 Jun 91, blakemor@software.software.org (Alex Blakemore) said:
Alex> If you are interested in a biting but accurate satirical treatise on
Alex> the role of incompetance and hierarchies in large organizations, see the
Alex> classic book - "The Peter Principle".
Lars> And please, please, remember that Parkinson's books are just that -
Lars> satire. They were never intended to be textbooks or solid advise on
Lars> management. They are hilariously funny and thought provoking at the
Lars> same time, but taking them literally would be a mistake.
Well, maybe not. I notice that you are in academia. I find the Peter
Principle works pretty well in BIG BUSINESS. BTW, the book was written
by Lawrence(?) Peter, not Parkinson. On the other hand, Parkinson's
laws seem to be VERY relevant to the real world. Work really does
expand to fill time available. Extensions to disk space are also valid.
--
-- jwh
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Thread overview: 79+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1991-06-12 16:47 c++ vs ada results alan dare
1991-06-12 19:15 ` Paul Martz
1991-06-12 20:17 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-13 20:49 ` Paul Kohlmiller
1991-06-13 23:12 ` Bruce Jones
1991-06-14 17:56 ` GNU c++ bashing (was Re: c++ vs ada results) Eli Brandt
1991-06-16 2:48 ` c++ vs ada results Russ Nelson
1991-06-16 4:10 ` Sean Eric Fagan
1991-06-18 4:17 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-18 8:33 ` Sean Eric Fagan
1991-06-18 21:53 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-18 12:28 ` Mats Henricson
1991-06-18 22:06 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-19 15:07 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-19 17:00 ` Doug Smith
1991-06-20 14:08 ` Steve Juneau
1991-06-20 19:56 ` Robert I. Eachus
1991-06-21 17:27 ` David M Geary
1991-06-20 22:09 ` Paul Stachour
1991-06-21 17:03 ` David M Geary
1991-06-23 3:14 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-26 22:13 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-21 22:01 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-20 14:35 ` chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results) Alex Blakemore
1991-06-21 12:40 ` chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results)H house ron
1991-06-21 15:47 ` chief programmer team organizations Joseph Beckenbach {Adapter Software Release Engr}
1991-06-21 22:25 ` chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results)H Jim Showalter
1991-06-26 22:18 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-21 22:04 ` chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results) Lars P. Fischer
1991-06-23 3:17 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-24 13:23 ` Jim Hargrove [this message]
1991-06-21 22:21 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-22 2:14 ` John Nagle
1991-06-23 3:23 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-23 13:21 ` David Feustel
1991-06-23 18:54 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-27 15:30 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-24 4:00 ` Marco S Hyman
1991-06-24 20:23 ` Stanley Friesen
1991-06-26 0:37 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-24 20:29 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-24 18:29 ` John Nagle
1991-06-25 18:38 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-25 19:30 ` Christopher Warack
1991-06-25 20:06 ` chief programmer team organizations John Baldwin
1991-06-24 9:36 ` chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results) George C. Harrison, Norfolk State University
1991-06-25 13:42 ` Harry Erwin
1991-06-26 16:15 ` Bob Martin
1991-06-19 18:36 ` c++ vs ada results Jim Showalter
1991-06-19 15:01 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-24 2:29 ` Andrew Dunstan
1991-06-24 10:06 ` David Emery
1991-06-24 13:16 ` Mats Henricson
1991-06-25 4:29 ` Tom McClory
1991-06-26 0:35 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-26 1:26 ` Andrew Dunstan
1991-06-26 22:47 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-27 15:47 ` Alex Blakemore
1991-06-27 23:58 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-25 19:27 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-23 23:59 ` CBW Consulting
1991-06-24 20:11 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-12 21:27 ` Dan L. Pierson
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1991-06-24 23:59 chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results) Chuck Shotton
1991-06-26 0:56 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-26 8:35 ` Orville R. Weyrich
1991-06-27 15:39 ` David M Geary
1991-06-28 0:10 ` Jim Showalter
1991-06-28 16:06 ` David M Geary
1991-06-27 19:37 ` Dan Weinreb
1991-06-25 14:40 John McHugh
1991-06-26 5:19 Chuck Shotton
1991-06-26 17:00 Jim ADCOCK
1991-07-03 1:48 Jim Showalter
1991-07-03 3:09 Michael Feldman
1991-07-03 3:11 Michael Feldman
1991-07-03 16:10 gdtltr@limbo.org (The Befuddled One)
1991-07-04 14:49 Ralph Reid III
1991-07-12 14:01 cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!mstr!mstr!jcm
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