Show HN: Automating daily reports, because fuck it

Post by jimt1234 » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 10:34 PM UTC

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #10

At a previous job, software testers had to write reports every Mon/Wed/Fri on what they did and e-mail them to their supervisor. One of them got pretty tired of writing the same shit, and was like 99% sure the supervisor wasn't reading the reports, so started adding "I don't think anybody is reading these. This is a waste of my time." right above his e-mail signature. It took over 3 months before it got noticed. Supe…

Post by dctoedt » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 11:30 PM UTC

IshKebab wrote: post #37

dctoedt wrote: post #31

For litigation use, even semi-regularly keeping a daily log can help to show independent development. That can help defeat claims of misappropriation of another party's trade secrets and/or infringing copying of another party's copyrighted material. I mean, whom are you more likely to believe: 1) someone who — when being sued — said, oh, no, we didn't steal your technology, we developed this independently , or 2) som…

Have you heard of this thing called Git?

Post by artursapek » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 12:36 AM UTC

blowski wrote: post #27

2b3a51 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to admit that I extended the filters to include email sent to selected distribution groups and from one or two specific colleagues. Also any email that was cc'ed to me from certain other colleagues - the ones who cc loads of people. Got more done that way. (In a large educational establishment, not IT).

If I could filter them out on Slack. It is a boon for the over-communicators.

Post by williamjackson » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 1:52 AM UTC

swyx wrote: post #29

da39a3ee wrote: post #11

Nice! Definitely agree with the sentiment! Might be worth investigating git log -p | gpt4 if management starts requiring something more organic-looking.

does such a gpt4 cli tool exist? i mean sure itd be easy to write one but i wouldnt mind trying one off the shelf

Post by noman-land » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 3:56 AM UTC

jimt1234 wrote: post #41

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #10

At a previous job, software testers had to write reports every Mon/Wed/Fri on what they did and e-mail them to their supervisor. One of them got pretty tired of writing the same shit, and was like 99% sure the supervisor wasn't reading the reports, so started adding "I don't think anybody is reading these. This is a waste of my time." right above his e-mail signature. It took over 3 months before it got noticed. Supe…

I did the exact same thing years ago, except, after about two or three daily reports I took the immature route. I started inserting lines like, "10:45am, took a shit", "11:03am, scratched my balls", "11:04am, farted; smells like Robertos", and so on. The main difference in my situation was my supervisor noticed immediately. However, the daily reports stopped anyway. The rumor I heard was that my supervisor took my im…