Comments for triactassociates.com Blog http://triactassociates.com/blog Triact WebLog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on Labor Liquidity by triactassociates.com Blog » Software is like construction (really!) http://triactassociates.com/blog/2008/11/11/labor-liquidity/#comment-2123 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:51:11 +0000 http://triactassociates.com/blog/2008/11/11/labor-liquidity/#comment-2123 [...] The fallacies in the comparison of software development to construction are really due to the pervasive influence of mass manufacturing as the sole model for low-cost production over the past few decades.  My in-laws live in a house built in the 1950’s that was a low-cost tract-home in its day, but in many regards is better built than the higher-end tract-home I live in today.  I believe this is a result of the “liquidation of labor” - which rests on the assumption that labor is a commodity - resulting in a one-way flow of information from those whose work is valued, to those whose work is not, resulting in shoddy work, higher cost of rework, schedule delays, etc. [...] […] The fallacies in the comparison of software development to construction are really due to the pervasive influence of mass manufacturing as the sole model for low-cost production over the past few decades.  My in-laws live in a house built in the 1950’s that was a low-cost tract-home in its day, but in many regards is better built than the higher-end tract-home I live in today.  I believe this is a result of the “liquidation of labor” - which rests on the assumption that labor is a commodity - resulting in a one-way flow of information from those whose work is valued, to those whose work is not, resulting in shoddy work, higher cost of rework, schedule delays, etc. […]

]]> Comment on Important is not always urgent by Tina Marshall http://triactassociates.com/blog/2008/10/23/important-is-not-always-urgent/#comment-954 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:14:56 +0000 http://triactassociates.com/blog/2008/10/23/important-is-not-always-urgent/#comment-954 Great post. I bet Socrates lived a very interesting (and quiet) life. With all of that thinking... :) I found another post about Socrates that I enjoyed; thought I'd share. http://www.petermanseye.com/anthologies/perseverance/353-an-examined-life Cheers! Great post. I bet Socrates lived a very interesting (and quiet) life. With all of that thinking… :)
I found another post about Socrates that I enjoyed; thought I’d share.
http://www.petermanseye.com/anthologies/perseverance/353-an-examined-life
Cheers!

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