Re:Interspecies Pair (Purr) Programming
by ScottBurson on Sunday October 21, 2012 @03:07PM
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Some of you may recall Sleepycat Software, which was in business to support the open-source Berkeley DB until it was bought by Oracle in 2006. Some years ago I had occasion to email them about something, and thinking that a company called Sleepycat Software would still be a one- or two-person enterprise, I added in the email that I liked their name and, as it happened, I had a kitty on my lap at that moment.
The reply gave me a chuckle, as it made clear that the company had grown significantly and that some of the new employees found the name a bit embarrassing.
Anyway -- one thing I've learned about Purr Programming -- don't let the cat have the keyboard. Their code never works :-)
Re:Interspecies Pair (Purr) Programming
by jpdoctor on Sunday October 21, 2012 @04:20PM
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> Allie prefers to not have her own keyboard.
Not my experience at all. Purr programmer would demand to be part of the process and would lie across my wrists, because she needed to be close to the action.
Best damn programmer I ever worked with, even though I had to vacuum the keyboard regularly.
Re:Interspecies Pair (Purr) Programming
by mark_l_watson on Sunday October 21, 2012 @04:10PM
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A little off topic, but: I like to have my small Meyer's Parrot on my shoulder when I work. Disadvantage of a parrot over a cat is that the parrot will talk to you.
Re:Interspecies Pair (Purr) Programming
by Nursie on Sunday October 21, 2012 @07:14PM
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Heh, I even used to let our cat join in the odd conference call. When she was new and very talkative, if the meeting was dull I'd just hold the phone out so she could miaow at people.
Nobody ever mentioned it, though they must have noticed after the first couple of times...
The reply gave me a chuckle, as it made clear that the company had grown significantly and that some of the new employees found the name a bit embarrassing.
Anyway -- one thing I've learned about Purr Programming -- don't let the cat have the keyboard. Their code never works :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepycat_Software
So good...
Not my experience at all. Purr programmer would demand to be part of the process and would lie across my wrists, because she needed to be close to the action.
Best damn programmer I ever worked with, even though I had to vacuum the keyboard regularly.
Nobody ever mentioned it, though they must have noticed after the first couple of times...