Comments for notgartner http://notgartner.wordpress.com Mitch Denny, Principal Consultant at Readify Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:39:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A New Role by Patrick http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96242 Patrick Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:39:03 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96242 Wow, I didn't realise Readify has upset so many people to get such reactions here. I have no particular in Readify itself really. I worked with Mitch many years ago and know he is an incredibly skilled individual. The last time I heard him present a few years ago, TFS was a focus... I guess everyone has moved on from that now. Fair enough :) @silky. I would suggest that if the CTO of a normal company is doing day-to-day coding, there are some pretty major problems in that company. I would also think you've been unfortunate enough to have worked with some pretty poor managers to have such a low opinion of the role. Making solid strategic decisions and correctly steering a company is an incredibly difficult thing to do well. To CTOroleDumbedDown and IsMitchUpHimselfAgain. Guys (girls?), if you dislike Mitch and/or Readify so much, why are you spending your time reading this blog ? Wow, I didn’t realise Readify has upset so many people to get such reactions here. I have no particular in Readify itself really. I worked with Mitch many years ago and know he is an incredibly skilled individual. The last time I heard him present a few years ago, TFS was a focus… I guess everyone has moved on from that now. Fair enough :)

@silky. I would suggest that if the CTO of a normal company is doing day-to-day coding, there are some pretty major problems in that company. I would also think you’ve been unfortunate enough to have worked with some pretty poor managers to have such a low opinion of the role. Making solid strategic decisions and correctly steering a company is an incredibly difficult thing to do well.

To CTOroleDumbedDown and IsMitchUpHimselfAgain. Guys (girls?), if you dislike Mitch and/or Readify so much, why are you spending your time reading this blog ?

]]> Comment on A New Role by silky http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96241 silky Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:10:09 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96241 @CTOroleDumbedDown Personally I would never even take a role as a CTO if I didn't get to be programming. I don't think there is any real "skill" in managing, or hiring smart people to do work for you. If you consider it a "skill" in noting which people are smart and which are not, and taking advantage of them to your profit, then good for you, but I don't share your beliefs. What I'm getting at is that if the role of a CTO involves day-to-day programming as aside from general "strategy" decisions (which, IMHO, anyone can do) then I congratulate Readify (a company I don't really like [full disclosure: I was rejected for a job, but that's not why]) for taking that approach. @CTOroleDumbedDown

Personally I would never even take a role as a CTO if I didn’t get to be programming. I don’t think there is any real “skill” in managing, or hiring smart people to do work for you. If you consider it a “skill” in noting which people are smart and which are not, and taking advantage of them to your profit, then good for you, but I don’t share your beliefs.

What I’m getting at is that if the role of a CTO involves day-to-day programming as aside from general “strategy” decisions (which, IMHO, anyone can do) then I congratulate Readify (a company I don’t really like [full disclosure: I was rejected for a job, but that's not why]) for taking that approach.

]]> Comment on A New Role by CTOroleDumbedDown http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96240 CTOroleDumbedDown Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:15:33 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96240 "Hey, will you be presenting at TechEd this year ? I assume it will be the usual TFS based focus?" Anybody spot the dumbing down of the role of CTO? The Readify worshippers expect their new CTO to do a presentation at TechEd on TFS! Says a lot... “Hey, will you be presenting at TechEd this year ? I assume it will be the usual TFS based focus?”

Anybody spot the dumbing down of the role of CTO? The Readify worshippers expect their new CTO to do a presentation at TechEd on TFS! Says a lot…

]]> Comment on A New Role by Patrick http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96239 Patrick Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:18:15 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96239 Congratulations Mitch! Well deserved. I hope you get to stay technical and don't get swallowed up in the black hole of management meetings. Hey, will you be presenting at TechEd this year ? I assume it will be the usual TFS based focus ? Would love to see an Architecture / Best Practices / "This is what i've seen at clients, don't do this if you want your project to succeed" session from you. Pat Congratulations Mitch!
Well deserved. I hope you get to stay technical and don’t get swallowed up in the black hole of management meetings.

Hey, will you be presenting at TechEd this year ? I assume it will be the usual TFS based focus ?
Would love to see an Architecture / Best Practices / “This is what i’ve seen at clients, don’t do this if you want your project to succeed” session from you.

Pat

]]> Comment on Don’t install Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition!!! by Pavel Gutarov http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/dont-install-team-foundation-server-workgroup-edition/#comment-96238 Pavel Gutarov Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:43:51 +0000 https://notgartner.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/dont-install-team-foundation-server-workgroup-edition/#comment-96238 Guys, problem can be easily fixed: http://daveclarkesblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/upgrading-tfs-2008-workgroup-edition-to.html Guys,
problem can be easily fixed:

http://daveclarkesblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/upgrading-tfs-2008-workgroup-edition-to.html

]]> Comment on A New Role by isuphimself-uphimself http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96237 isuphimself-uphimself Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:20:25 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96237 Some people achieve great things on there own Mitch - you have done really well! Don't worry about 'no talents' that can only get small moments of self perceived limelight, by putting others down. Some people achieve great things on there own Mitch – you have done really well! Don’t worry about ‘no talents’ that can only get small moments of self perceived limelight, by putting others down.

]]> Comment on How I got the Tablet PC buttons working on the Fujitsu Lifebook T4210 with Windows Vista. by David Cook http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/how-i-got-the-tablet-pc-buttons-working-on-the-fujitsu-lifebook-t4210-with-windows-vista/#comment-96236 David Cook Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:25:07 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/how-i-got-the-tablet-pc-buttons-working-on-the-fujitsu-lifebook-t4210-with-windows-vista/#comment-96236 Same Problem here. Microsoft net framework did not solve it. Same Problem here. Microsoft net framework did not solve it.

]]> Comment on A New Role by Mahmoud Ghoz http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96235 Mahmoud Ghoz Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:31:57 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96235 Congratulations .... You deserve it Mitch. Congratulations …. You deserve it Mitch.

]]> Comment on A New Role by NagyIsUpMitch-Again? http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96233 NagyIsUpMitch-Again? Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:48:06 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96233 yep, Its all apout Readify guys glorifying their new king. CTO's of the world, tremble. Mitch is upon us... look forward to seeing Mitch appear at TechEd wearing a crown, or is it on a donkey? yep, Its all apout Readify guys glorifying their new king. CTO’s of the world, tremble. Mitch is upon us… look forward to seeing Mitch appear at TechEd wearing a crown, or is it on a donkey?

]]> Comment on A New Role by Steven Nagy http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96232 Steven Nagy Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:11:10 +0000 http://notgartner.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/a-new-role/#comment-96232 Hey Mitch, its a big responsibility. Ignore trollers - they obviously have no idea about what your role actually entails. The promotion signifies something better for Readify in general and that's all that matters. Having a fair idea of what this role might actually required, I know you are the best person for the job. As first matter of course, bring back Where's Wally. =) Hey Mitch, its a big responsibility. Ignore trollers – they obviously have no idea about what your role actually entails. The promotion signifies something better for Readify in general and that’s all that matters. Having a fair idea of what this role might actually required, I know you are the best person for the job.

As first matter of course, bring back Where’s Wally. =)

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