Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Sun, 6 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 6 Oct 2024 11:38:07 +0200, D wrote:
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On Sun, 6 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:
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I've worked closely with a couple of clients but in general it's not a
good idea to let programmers talk to the clients. Programmers don't
have very good filters.
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I never had any problems, but on the other hand, perhaps I either was
lucky to never work with any madmen, or I'm a good judge of character.
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All programmers I've worked with, except one, were generally very nice
people, and the ones who had no interest in being involved in the
commercial side, I would obviously not drag in front of the customer.

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Nice has little to do with it. If the salesman is blowing a little smoke a
programmer might inadvertently let the cat out of the bag. It's even worse
if there is also a programmer from the client's company in the meeting and
they start sharing notes.
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That's a bad salesman then. I'm saying that based on _my_ experience, it has always worked out great. I do not think you are able to disprove what I have experienced and what has worked for me throughout an entire career. So there you go.
You're the salesman, so you manage the account, and that means that you are also responsible, ultimately for the people you bring with you. It's as simple as that.