Tuesday, May 25, 2010

It's code ownership when...

...you're the one checking the website after 10pm to verify that the database upgrade didn't break anything. Because the client has your personal cellphone number in the event it did.

I'm not saying that I don't believe (strongly!) in project cross-pollination. But ultimately, anyone with minimum training can read tombstones; knowing where all the bodies are actually buried...that's another story. So the 10pm touchstone makes for a solid reality-check amid all the theory about team dynamics and leadership and methodology and such.

(It's 10 o'clock: Do you know where your developers are?)