Re: This is my take on these appalling statistics
[manglement] We have this idea for... Can you make something like this?
[poor sod] Yeeeesss... can be done..ummm gimme two weeks and...
[manglement] No Good we need it next week so we can include it into our <interminable round of drinkies>
[poor sod] umm well.. I can whip up a basic thingie in about a week but....
[manglement] Good!
two weeks later..
[poor sod] Well there were some difficulties, but we've got basic functionality, and at least it doesn't crash wildly anymo...
[manglement] So it works?
[poor sod] ummm.. yeeeeesss.. in a way... It's only a proto...
[manglement] But it works?
[poor sod] In its basic shape yes, but it needs test...
[manglement] OK. We'll hand it to Ops and roll it out.
[poor sod] but we still need to test i....
[manglement] Thank you! Now what's for Lunch?