tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post934323819421337976..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: But Mini, I Want To Talk About...Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-81314672011920314272010-02-08T01:46:35.400-08:002010-02-08T01:46:35.400-08:00# Wondering if the mobile team can be possibly sla...# Wondering if the mobile team can be possibly slapped enough to compete against the iPhone and Android momentum?yamazonhttp://yamazon.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-50892042340606232622009-01-02T08:06:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:06:00.000-08:00Here it is, very dear topic to me: why 1:1 dev to ...<I>Here it is, very dear topic to me: why 1:1 dev to test ratio? Testers dont produce quality, developers do. </I><BR/><BR/>Well, that puzzled me too for a long time and still is. Artificial division of our software engineers into two buckets is wrong. We (SDE, SDET, technical PMs) are Software Engineers first (incidentally, for Department of Labor, there is no difference between SDE and SDET).<BR/><BR/>We should make all engineers work together to make better product, including writing automated tests on any level (unit, integration, stress, etc).<BR/><BR/>I was always proposing merging SDEs with most SDETs and all technical PMs into Software Engineer role. Keep 20% of SDETs who are really passionate about testing as separate QA department, just to have some checks and balances. Rename leftover non-technical PMs to Product Managers or Release Managers and that would really work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-15891069555803541462009-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:002009-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:00I was looking for a place where I can propose anot...I was looking for a place where I can propose another topic. Not finding it easily, i brought it up in another, likely wrong, place. <BR/><BR/>Here it is, very dear topic to me: why 1:1 dev to test ratio? Testers dont produce quality, developers do. Steve McConnell said it: when you want to lose weight you dont change the scale, you change the diet. <BR/><BR/>So, what do you think of and on the topic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-3761014683018132762009-01-01T11:30:00.000-08:002009-01-01T11:30:00.000-08:00Related to the l63 discussion, I'd be interested i...Related to the l63 discussion, I'd be interested in seeing a discussion targeted on getting off on the "right foot" for a brand new (out of college) employee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-10649491178603242062008-12-30T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:13:00.000-08:00Terminations have increased significantly the past...Terminations have increased significantly the past 20 days.<BR/>Instead of severance Microsoft is trying to trim in any ways possible<BR/>after 9 yrs it happened to me. My manager called me on Sunday before it occured telling me the next day would be terriable and it was out of her hands. <BR/><BR/>http://microsoftfires.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-2890450585491602262008-12-28T16:52:00.000-08:002008-12-28T16:52:00.000-08:00I work in the Mobile Division and have seen the bu...<I>I work in the Mobile Division and have seen the builds for 7. All I can say is, Apple & Google have nothing to worry about for quite a while. It seems we've got a bunch of idiots coding this release...</I><BR/><BR/>Hope Terry tracks your butt down and fires you. You're clearly not adding value but just whining about how nothing will ever be good enough. <BR/><BR/>It's pessimists like you that keep MSFT back. Don't let the door hit you on your way out. We won't miss you or any or your ilk one single bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-23221795743271848952008-12-23T12:34:00.000-08:002008-12-23T12:34:00.000-08:00Wondering if the mobile team can be possibly slapp...<I>Wondering if the mobile team can be possibly slapped enough to compete against the iPhone and Android momentum?</I><BR/><BR/>I work in the Mobile Division and have seen the builds for 7. All I can say is, Apple & Google have nothing to worry about for quite a while. It seems we've got a bunch of idiots coding this release...<BR/><BR/>I often wonder what these people had to do to get where they are...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-72388410953874775532008-12-21T09:26:00.000-08:002008-12-21T09:26:00.000-08:00"m sorry to be so pessimistic, but we need to face..."m sorry to be so pessimistic, but we need to face the new reality."<BR/><BR/>Face the new reality? Gimme a break. A recession (or even depression) is a part of a cycle that countries have seen before and will see again. That this one might last longer due to the rampant nature of the 'up beat' would seem to be a reasonable observation but as far as I know the cosmological constant remains...well...constant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-86891695128566656232008-12-21T00:05:00.000-08:002008-12-21T00:05:00.000-08:00anyone else got news for layoffs and groups with a...anyone else got news for layoffs and groups with announcementsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-26235377737122174852008-12-20T18:34:00.000-08:002008-12-20T18:34:00.000-08:00Let'a face it, we're f*cked. I think this recessi...Let'a face it, we're f*cked. I think this recession (with a 50% chance to become a depression) will hit hard, and no one will be spared. I'm sorry to be so pessimistic, but we need to face the new reality. <BR/><BR/>Save as much money as possible, reduce debt, take care of any medical issues while we still have jobs/insurance. Then, if (and when) the layoffs do arrive, let's hope for a decent severance package to keep things going for a a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-62447910141492364922008-12-20T12:16:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:16:00.000-08:00re: DMSWelcome back derekre: DMS<BR/><BR/>Welcome back derekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-1776036753899645932008-12-20T03:50:00.000-08:002008-12-20T03:50:00.000-08:00Our WFH/RAS story really needs to be improved - it...<I>Our WFH/RAS story really needs to be improved - it was hilariously awful that I couldn't RAS in at all yesterday from any servers (even the ones outside the US). Granted, this could also be due to living in an apartment complex 95%+ full of MS employees...</I><BR/><BR/>Nope, everything was down off-and-on all day... which my entire team laughed about as we were all stuck at home and were using GTALK to communicate. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Our internal technologies are so very third-rate... have you ever tried to do a VTC? It's laughable.<BR/><BR/>I want to fire everyone in our IT department, increase the budget and get some world-class people filling those roles. Our internal tech group is really one massive EPIC FAIL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-13152051949545679202008-12-20T00:16:00.000-08:002008-12-20T00:16:00.000-08:00stb-server guy/gal that doesn't sound right there ...stb-server guy/gal that doesn't sound right there were 2 week notices for RIF and 6 week for "find a job" classified peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-33763502779176342682008-12-19T19:57:00.001-08:002008-12-19T19:57:00.001-08:00"Also, what is this Jan.15 date I keep hearing abo..."Also, what is this Jan.15 date I keep hearing about? Why is that date significant? Is that when we announce the big layoffs, and if so, why then, and not Feb. 1, or Jan 20th, etc, etc?"<BR/><BR/>Maybe they want to let us all go through the holidays without pink slips and then face the music in the New Year. And why the 15th? Because just about everyone will be back from vacation then. Plus gives them time to polish up the PPTs they're working on over Winter Break - vet them with Legal, add clipart and fades, etc.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, who knows. Maybe it just sounded like a nice, round number that wasn't too far out there. They can't keep everyone in limbo for too much longer. The freeze - excuse me, frost - has been in effect since Oct. 1 already. So - 3.5 months without much movement? Loooong time to keep everyone in a holding pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-20561944476278402962008-12-19T19:57:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:57:00.000-08:00The 1/15 date comes from the fact tha Microsft is ...The 1/15 date comes from the fact tha Microsft is going to be reporting earnings on 1/22. Rumor has it that Microsoft will pre announce less than expected earnings and soften the blow to share price with layoff announcementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-11350119433311313642008-12-19T18:41:00.000-08:002008-12-19T18:41:00.000-08:00seems pretty cryptic to me...got any more details ...seems pretty cryptic to me...got any more details than that?<BR/><BR/>> I got pulled into a lunch 2:1 today and got given good news on "you have 4 weeks left" <BR/><BR/>STB - > ServerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-60633538118654052932008-12-19T14:13:00.000-08:002008-12-19T14:13:00.000-08:00Our WFH/RAS story really needs to be improved - it...Our WFH/RAS story really needs to be improved - it was hilariously awful that I couldn't RAS in at all yesterday from any servers (even the ones outside the US). Granted, this could also be due to living in an apartment complex 95%+ full of MS employees...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-10641922139514688022008-12-18T22:55:00.000-08:002008-12-18T22:55:00.000-08:00I got pulled into a lunch 2:1 today and got given ...I got pulled into a lunch 2:1 today and got given good news on "you have 4 weeks left" <BR/><BR/>STB - > ServerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-58839907279411039162008-12-18T08:23:00.000-08:002008-12-18T08:23:00.000-08:00It looks like our trio in the COSD WinCore [i.e. t...It looks like our trio in the COSD WinCore [i.e. the BCD org] group is still hiring. <BR/><BR/>We got: <BR/>1. New hires in the pm and test org coming aboard in the last couple of weeks and interviews happening in the dev org as recent as this week.<BR/><BR/>2. Goldstar cash bonusses handed out last week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-78501494723320010192008-12-18T08:21:00.000-08:002008-12-18T08:21:00.000-08:00'A rumor can run around the world while the tr...'A rumor can run around the world while the truth is still getting its boots on' - with thanks to TP<BR/><BR/>I wonder how much of the rumor mill is about stock price manipulation and how much simple human nature in such situations (a scale from 'oh man-up would you' to 'game over man....game over')<BR/><BR/>I have faith in every person exercising their right to bitch and moan no matter what occurs.<BR/><BR/>If we really want to save money our leadership will be brave enough to cut those areas that continue to generate massive losses (E&D comes to mind) yet I expect strategic areas of investment (Search) will remain untouched.<BR/><BR/>Of course it will come down to politics in the end - with cuts across the board to be 'fair' and even which such a strategy won't be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-39287922187229083572008-12-17T20:56:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:56:00.000-08:003 in omps9 in stb12 in msd7 in devdiv18 in UA5 in ...3 in omps<BR/>9 in stb<BR/>12 in msd<BR/>7 in devdiv<BR/>18 in UA<BR/>5 in MSXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-56985025126111557832008-12-17T20:28:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:28:00.000-08:00Live Meeting is in its death throes.Couldn't happe...<I>Live Meeting is in its death throes.</I><BR/><BR/>Couldn't happen to a finer product....:-))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-5025409955962890052008-12-17T19:16:00.000-08:002008-12-17T19:16:00.000-08:00So are the RIFs/layoffs the real deal or are there...So are the RIFs/layoffs the real deal or are there just people out there just starting to start rumors? It's hard for me to hear that teams are getting cut/chopped/reassigned when people don't at least say which org they are in.<BR/><BR/>I saw another post saying Live Meeting is getting chopped. Really? I used to work over in UCG. Is it just Live Meeting? Other products? Fess up instead of just saying crap.<BR/><BR/>This is not very believable yet...why doesn't somebody post something that's convincing? <BR/><BR/>Mini you're in the know...why don't you enlighten us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-63620893290400207082008-12-17T19:04:00.000-08:002008-12-17T19:04:00.000-08:00For the person who's team got cut it half - what g...<B>For the person who's team got cut it half - what group or area are you in?</B><BR/><BR/>STB.<BR/><BR/>Also, what is this Jan.15 date I keep hearing about? Why is that date significant? Is that when we announce the big layoffs, and if so, why then, and not Feb. 1, or Jan 20th, etc, etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-20058450855321705352008-12-17T15:03:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:03:00.000-08:00Any word about potential RIFs in user assistance-l...Any word about potential RIFs in user assistance-land?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com