IT geek introspective: "Peopleware" and Y2K

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For those who've read Lister and DeMarco's seminal "Peopleware" (IT management in the real world), have you spotted the part that's relevant to Y2K?

The least productive way to work is to have an externally imposed deadline.

Just a thought. 19 days until we get a whole load of new data for the 3rd edition...

-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), December 13, 1999

Answers

I've always called it 'meatware'. To each his own.

Kook

-- Y2Kook (Y2Kook@usa.net), December 13, 1999.


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