No, I am not referring to the software development lifecycle or SDLC as it is popularly known. I am talking about life going in cycles. When I started this blog sometime back, I was busy with my project work. My posts used to be about working hard and staying at office till 2 in the morning. Once that project got over, I was relatively free and started posting about my crazy lifestyle. Now I am back to the old routine which I am familiar with.
Transported to Pune for being a part of the firefighting team of a project on fire. Two weeks to go for the release and the project is in a chaotic state to say the least. Around 1000 bugs, 260 of them real show stoppers. SOSs are send across org locations. DotNet experts are flown down to pune . 40 member team working for close to 16 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Funny side of the story – I told my close friend that I am traveling to pune for firefighting a project on fire. His reply was this “And I thought you were developing software.”
Update: E-Company is growing. ;_)
spaarri vaa :_)
ReplyDeletelol..thats funny..well hope you cease fire and return to blogosphere soon..take pics of the blaze if possible.
ReplyDeleteahem...me thinks that your pal knows you a trifle too well ;) Now all we poor tech challenged bloggers need to do is decode the damn line “And I thought you were developing software.”
ReplyDelete@other bloggers commenting here: Any takers for this quiz?
:))
p.s. E-Company is growing? I thought it was fully grown. Is this another quiz? :))
ReplyDeleteyea...life's cycle goes on n on ...and we have to keep paddling..hehe!!
ReplyDeletehope u have many girls in this new project...so that u enjoy doing ur work..heheee!!*winks*
i still dont understand why they called you. they sure know its a critical project rt? :p
ReplyDeletegood luck finishing it and hope to see u updating this space soon.
ReplyDeleteA small spark can cause a big fire as they say. A small bug can be a big headache for the guy who is implementing the software. So the more the teething problems are sorted out the better.
ReplyDeletei know a real flesh and blood showstopper ! :D
ReplyDeletewell I think I'd rather have the old you! what do you think?
what is it about growing E-company updat? I thought you were a grown-up, adult already!?! Who gave you driving license??
ReplyDelete@-Poison-:
ReplyDeleteOk ok :_)) ...pattumennu thoonnunnilla…
My first priority is to come back alive...spaaral takes a back seat...
@Mind Curry:
Ha ha... I am sure you havnt understood the gravity of the situation... In fact even I havnt... :_))
@silverine said...
This is what he gave as explanation. BTW, UFTE means Unfit For Technical Education.
“nee avide software engineer onnum alle...ninne avide chaya thatti maranjathu vrithi aakanum, thee pidutham thadayanum okke aanoda updayogikkunnathu??? naalu kollam BTech inu appante kaashu waste aakandaayirinnu...
da thadiya ...njan pande parayarille...yevan UFTE aanennu...
@AF:
Thank you dear :_)) missed you while you were away... hope we can expect more posts now...
You sure know how to wish me ;_))) And yes, ur wish is working... ;_)))
@Jithu:
See... I know I can always trust on friends like you when it comes to reassuring me...
@Alexis:
ReplyDeleteI have been using Brooks’s Law here in all my conf calls so far :_))
Your law rocks !!! =))
I knew there would be some people who would sympathize with me if I just state the plain fatcs... Your ‘beer’ solution is even better... Need to try that out... :_))
By E-Company, I mean my E(lectronic)- friends group. This blog is just a GUI for the same :_))
@Thanu :
Thank you ma’am... will be back :_))
@Hiren:
Thank Hiren.
>>A small bug<<
We have them plenty... not to mention the big ones... which again are in dozens... :_((
@kickassso:
A “real flesh and blood showstopper” ... that was a good one... :_))
The old me is the same as the present me... what say you? :_D
@venus:
Whatzdiz? :_) You don’t spare a chance to hit one on me... do you? :_))
Just to clarify, E-Company is not my alter-ego... :_))
come back sooooooon..
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hey the anon was me ..
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@Geo:The explanation is just what I thought it would be :)) Best of luck with the fire fighting.
ReplyDelete@Jithu: LOL I just love to both your comments on each others posts :)
ha ha ha :D
ReplyDeletei'm getting devilish laugh :P:P
Geo even if u dont find many posts from me now...u will definetly find more of my comments...somehow..i like pulling ur leg!..
ReplyDeleteYou are tagged !!!
ReplyDeletenow lemme go prepare the questions that will make you squirm ;)
Oh the project is in ashes by now, uh?
ReplyDeleteWell, what more can be expected from a team which consists of members who reach office by the 10:30 bus and then sneak out at 6:30 by doing all possible escape stunts.. ;_)
And with ‘Build Managers’ who make developers life hell, you cant even expect daily builds to go as expected...