Software Engineering
Right now I'm sitting in a study lounge with my Software Engineering team. I'm waiting for my copy of Visual Studio .NET 2003 to install. Supposedly, we're going to write a rather large application using MFC with database support. We've had over a month to work on this, and this is due in a week. Naturally, it was just yesterday that we decided what programming language and development tools we are going to use. And today we're kinda sitting around staring into the inky depths of our doom and waiting for things to install.
I am one of two that are supposed to be in charge of the coding. Neither one of us is good at databases and I don't really remember how to use MFC (I tried as hard as I could to forget it). We're supposed to write a piece of team-management software that gives access to team members to all our documents (such as meeting reports, etc most of which we don't actually have), takes statistics on shit I dont even understand and makes graphs and more crap of the same sort. Also it has to log all changes and such. Anyway, we're boned. It would probably take me 6 days just to learn enough MFC and databases bullshit to even start on this!
But the code is only half the work. There are an unimaginable quantity of "documents" and "reports" we're supposed to have done by now. It is beyond the realm of my understanding how we are supposed to fill so many stupid forms with meaningful information. It just doesnt seem fucking possible. Luckily, I'm not on the part of the team that is in charge of making all that shit up. Heh, actually, one of them (Jose) after a long silence, just said "there's no way you guys can code all that and there's no way we can write so many lies. We could concentrate on one or the other." I'm trying not to laugh. This is pretty retarded.
It sounds like I'm upset, but I'm not at all, actually. I dont have much to lose. Worst case: I have to take this course again next semester with Dr. Xia. I think I can handle the chinaman again. Two of the other guys in the group (Jose and Julio) have it rougher. I think they have scholarships depending on their grades throughout the year. Scholarships on which they live. I dont want to make Jose homeless. Fuck Julio, though.
Oh! I have to get going. VS.NET is done installing, and people are getting ansy. We might be leaving. Without doing any actual work! Imagine that!
I am one of two that are supposed to be in charge of the coding. Neither one of us is good at databases and I don't really remember how to use MFC (I tried as hard as I could to forget it). We're supposed to write a piece of team-management software that gives access to team members to all our documents (such as meeting reports, etc most of which we don't actually have), takes statistics on shit I dont even understand and makes graphs and more crap of the same sort. Also it has to log all changes and such. Anyway, we're boned. It would probably take me 6 days just to learn enough MFC and databases bullshit to even start on this!
But the code is only half the work. There are an unimaginable quantity of "documents" and "reports" we're supposed to have done by now. It is beyond the realm of my understanding how we are supposed to fill so many stupid forms with meaningful information. It just doesnt seem fucking possible. Luckily, I'm not on the part of the team that is in charge of making all that shit up. Heh, actually, one of them (Jose) after a long silence, just said "there's no way you guys can code all that and there's no way we can write so many lies. We could concentrate on one or the other." I'm trying not to laugh. This is pretty retarded.
It sounds like I'm upset, but I'm not at all, actually. I dont have much to lose. Worst case: I have to take this course again next semester with Dr. Xia. I think I can handle the chinaman again. Two of the other guys in the group (Jose and Julio) have it rougher. I think they have scholarships depending on their grades throughout the year. Scholarships on which they live. I dont want to make Jose homeless. Fuck Julio, though.
Oh! I have to get going. VS.NET is done installing, and people are getting ansy. We might be leaving. Without doing any actual work! Imagine that!
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