tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post2063113070722494033..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bad ProgrammersJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-70466565809330427262013-01-07T15:56:50.638-05:002013-01-07T15:56:50.638-05:00So basically people who failed out of programmer s...So basically people who failed out of programmer school (data architects, hah!) are being directed by people who failed out of library school (admins)? Yep, that sounds about right. Seriously, two words: PROGRAMMATIC ENFORCEMENT. Then *nobody* can create certain kinds of screwed up records...<br /><br />I expect your pain of trying to mend the mess is, indeed, terrible. They have a totally insufficient number of people working on it here (library system serves probably close to a million), which I know because I kept trying to turn in bug reports. Jenny F. Scientist, PhDhttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-88825871685184874842013-01-07T14:06:01.219-05:002013-01-07T14:06:01.219-05:00I can ASSURE you, this sort of crap is nothing to ...I can ASSURE you, this sort of crap is nothing to do with us Librarians. It's designed by 'Data Architects', and dumped on us from on high. ASK ME HOW I KNOW. Oh, how I feel your pain, and be assured, your pain is as NOTHING to the pain of the cataloguers stuck trying to mend the mess again ASK ME HOW I KNOW *unprofessional bitching face*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com