Well, the company is not large enough to warrant the exorbitant amounts needed to get licenses for proprietary systems. However, there is a big push for documentation as they are realizing the bus factor in the company is very, very low - hovering at 2. The company needs to get the bus factor to > 5 and they'll feel much better. There are some critical process that have a bus factor of 1 - and this is where the emphasis is on documentation!
So, for us it is not about job security, but what has the lowest cost!
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It's what you do afterwards with it that needs documenting and no one but us can do it.
Figuring out what an undocumented PHP page does, is no more inherrently difficult than a .net one.
Nonsensical argument, now if you wanted to press forward based on the number of people who you get who could do it... There again LAMP is not what you'd call a niche skill is it?
It's what you do afterwards with it that needs documenting and no one but us can do it.
Figuring out what an undocumented PHP page does, is no more inherrently difficult than a .net one.
Nonsensical argument, now if you wanted to press forward based on the number of people who you get who could do it... There again LAMP is not what you'd call a niche skill is it?
I agree.
LAMP environment's are probably the most common.
Documentation? Learn to google.
LAMP environment's are probably the most common.
Documentation? Learn to google.
Ahh...yes
"Google is your friend!"
Wise words from the man that chiefly got me started learning the LAMP environments (in which I still consider myself quite a novice)
But can you imagine the reaction if you told that too a board meeting, or a CEO?
I think that would likely be the end of your career at that company. These execs want something they see & know will be there when needed, not something that someone should be able to find if the used the proper search terms o_O
I agree with you, that all such documentation for most implementations is probably out there somewhere, but there are always special cases.
The old adage "better safe, than sorry" rings true again. Providing such copious notes is indeed a tedious & rather undesirable task (I need to do just this for my church's network, which I largely redesigned), but in the end it will be worth it. And if internet access is unavailable for some reason, in house documentation would become absolutely essential.
"Google is your friend!"
Wise words from the man that chiefly got me started learning the LAMP environments (in which I still consider myself quite a novice)
But can you imagine the reaction if you told that too a board meeting, or a CEO?
I think that would likely be the end of your career at that company. These execs want something they see & know will be there when needed, not something that someone should be able to find if the used the proper search terms o_O
I agree with you, that all such documentation for most implementations is probably out there somewhere, but there are always special cases.
The old adage "better safe, than sorry" rings true again. Providing such copious notes is indeed a tedious & rather undesirable task (I need to do just this for my church's network, which I largely redesigned), but in the end it will be worth it. And if internet access is unavailable for some reason, in house documentation would become absolutely essential.
If there is no or little documentation they should ask why.
Management should know how everything in the company works.
IT or Otherwise.
They don't have to be experts to know how something works in general.
There are plenty of people they can bring in to check
Just my Humble opinion
Damm typos Edited
Forgot to answer the question
Yes I Document almost everything.
Even to the point of step-by-step instructions
Never know when I may need it.
Memory can fool us all(human memory)
I feel it is my responsibility to leave the information for others.
I may be busy or not around for many reasons.
Management should know how everything in the company works.
IT or Otherwise.
They don't have to be experts to know how something works in general.
There are plenty of people they can bring in to check
Just my Humble opinion
Damm typos Edited
Forgot to answer the question
Yes I Document almost everything.
Even to the point of step-by-step instructions
Never know when I may need it.
Memory can fool us all(human memory)
I feel it is my responsibility to leave the information for others.
I may be busy or not around for many reasons.
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