Have you ever had one of those days when
certain keys on your keyboard break?
Say, your ‘R' is having an identity crisis and thinks it's ‘S'. So, you trudge on by typing in the ‘R' via an ASCII code (hold down the Alt key, type in 82, then let go of the Alt key. Oh, and if you want the lowercase ‘r', then the code is 114). Well, the day continued to proceed somewhat smoothly until the space bar just straight up failed to do it sole duty. So, now your hand has to travel to the numeric keypad to enter the space ASCII code between each word you type. One can type ASCII codes for only so long. It sucks doing things the hard way, doesn't it?
Anyway, this is representative of what life is currently like right now. I moved to Dallas eight months ago for a job after graduating college. I am less than pleased with my job. Yes, yes, I know, "What makes you different, Jas?". Well, nothing does. It's just a feeling I'm having to deal with right now. I mean, c'mon, I'm fresh out of college, programming in a language that's older than I am, and the software engineering practices where I work are seriously lacking. (Did I mention that they lied to me about what language I would be using?) These people have been doing software the same way for 20 years. They have been trying to change for the past five and it's not happening. Hehe, it's actually really funny when all the modern engineering practices that you've been taught in college get thrown out the window in favor of "the way we've always done it".
Now, it's just really easy to laugh at how things occasionally get accomplished there. I've been keeping a list of things that will eventually be entitled 101 Ways To Avoid Proper Engineering Practices. I feel like Dilbert on crack. I really do.
Note that I haven't revealed the name of my company, and I have no intentions of doing so.
Anyways, there's the life update. Future journals will consist of excerpts from my London 1999 written journals (plus pics!), my ventures around the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and of course, the occasional ragging on my employer. Hey, I'm stuck here until February - I may as well have fun. :)
Take it easy,
Jas
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