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Lazy or Smart or both?

by J. Barry Mandel
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Take a look at this article I found, clever clever.

This guy created software using macros and cut 4 weeks of his work down to only 15 minutes!

This Guy Wrote A Computer Program To Do His Job For Him - Yahoo! Finance
  • Profile picture of the author art72
    I like to believe those who succeed in I.M. employ an ample amount of... automation, so he's really no different, with the exception he quit... probably from boredom!
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I'm sure this happens a lot. Heck, I was at one job where a few people asked me for some reports, to be pieced together through ADHOC SQL. LONG, BORING, POSSIBLE ERRORS, ETC.... By the third request I decided to standardize it, and add new data they MIGHT want. Eventually I was asked to add a few things, and I said it is on the %^& TAB, and has been for WEEKS! When I left, that was one thing they specifically asked to be told about. It may be running even today, a couple years later.

    Of course, technically, that is my job, but they pigeon holed me into another niche.

    On y last job, I created several programs that did the same. Luckily I'm not tied to any discipline, O/S, or technology, so it is likely I won't be affected THAT much in the end.

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author BigDim
    This is what we are all talking about here and what we aiming at.This guy's story is an inspiration for me,and I think for all of us dealing with internet and computers.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Outsourcing does the same thing - but can be a headache in its own right.
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    When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
    Beyond the Path

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