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0 pointskoolba1y ago0 comments

The JIRA example is a funny one. It’s like a workshop with a broken clipboard. Imagine not ordering a replacement one because there’s no task (written on said clipboard) to order a replacement.

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sshine1y ago

I can easily imagine this.

I have to have a piece of paper on my desk in front of my computer.

I write my priorities there. If I don't, I find it extremely hard to concentrate on or prioritise anything.

What's problematic about depending on Jira this way is:

When Jira is down, you can't go to your supplies stash and get another Jira.

Programmers can work when the office Internet or GitHub is down, because git is decentralised.

Managers don't seem to factor in that kind of risk when they subscribe to a critical tool into the cloud.

aaomidi1y ago

Because how often is the internet down?

If you’re in an office you’re absolutely supposed to be getting multiple upstream connections.

koolbaOP1y ago

The local internet connection is a necessary but not sufficient part of accessing any hosted service. More importantly, the service itself has to be online.

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sshine1y ago

In the last year, if I accumulate all service outages at GitHub and at my office’s ISP, I think GitHub was out of reach for more than a couple of hours five times.

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sshine1y ago

I can easily imagine this.

I have to have a piece of paper on my desk in front of my computer.

I write my priorities there. If I don't, I find it extremely hard to concentrate on or prioritise anything.

What's problematic about depending on Jira this way is:

When Jira is down, you can't go to your supplies stash and get another Jira.

Programmers can work when the office Internet or GitHub is down, because git is decentralised.

Managers don't seem to factor in that kind of risk when they subscribe to a critical tool into the cloud.

aaomidi1y ago

Because how often is the internet down?

If you’re in an office you’re absolutely supposed to be getting multiple upstream connections.

koolbaOP1y ago

The local internet connection is a necessary but not sufficient part of accessing any hosted service. More importantly, the service itself has to be online.

1 more reply

sshine1y ago

In the last year, if I accumulate all service outages at GitHub and at my office’s ISP, I think GitHub was out of reach for more than a couple of hours five times.

1 more reply

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