At my company, we have a written rule to blame our VP for any and all problems.
It let's us focus on fixing stuff.
My boss decided to add a “person to blame” field to every bug report
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Really? My first major software release took the AOL mail system down for 34 hours. My later work kept it up for 8 years. I consider both equal fodder for bragging, self-immolation, and war stories over drinks. I couldn't tell you which taught me more.
That sounds like you feel something about both of those things.
You're right. I feel sheepish and proud and part of a bigger effort, but I do not feel nothing.
Re: My boss decided to add a “person to blame” field to every bug report
#143The top answer has it exactly right. This should be Root Cause, since ultimately even bugs caused by human errors are really caused by systemic flaws. Some examples: * SQLite has 1177 times as many tests as code (not a typo) * Live television is broadcast with a 5-10 second delay * IMVU automatically reverts commits pushed to the site if regressions are detected * Netflix implemented a system called the Chaos Monkey,…
* Well designed systems automatically backup, and those backups
are automatically tested, so nothing is deleted forever
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> effective organizational behavior is definitely not something you want to pick up from the IDF. (1) The IDF is "ineffective" on an absolute scale. (2) The IDF is significantly more effective than most other organizations. While better isn't perfect, you can learn from both.
Why do you claim that the IDF is more effective than other organizations?
> Why do you claim that the IDF is more effective than other organizations?
I didn't claim that the IDF was more effective than all organizations, I said that it was more effective than most.
For example, I'd claim that the IDF is more effective than almost every failed startup.... (You can argue that many fail for reasons outside their control, but I'll respond that such vulnerabilities are a failure.)