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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] Now my personal opinion coming from an Agile background is that the prototype was made to be abandoned, not used in production. You shouldn't try to fix the prototype's problems, it will take as long (and maybe even longer) to do that as it will to just write a new one without problems, and when it's done at least you'll be able to maintain it, after various code reviews. [/quote] It could be argued that, once the prototype is appropriately test-covered, you can rework it pleasantly into a 'production version'. You might abandon a spike solution - but a spike shouldn't be the whole system. Politically, fixing is often much more easily agreed upon than a rewrite, plus you always keep a working system at hand. [quote]About once every month or so basis I get called into my bosses office and he remotes into my machine, closes every window on my system, and proceeds to do my job for me while I watch, because he "doesn't think I'm doing it right".[/quote]. You're a professional. And professionals know how to do their job. I'd highly resent such treatment and would most likely actually resign on the spot. Loading...
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