Comments on: The Top 10 Developer Mistakes That Won’t Scale http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/06/the-top-10-developer-mistakes-that-wont-scale/ Your technology pain-relief experts. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brent Ozar http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/06/the-top-10-developer-mistakes-that-wont-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-22797 Brent Ozar Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:31:26 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=8634#comment-22797 Greg - unfortunately, no, Larry definitely isn't universally known. He isn't even widely enough known in the US for me to use, let alone abroad. Interesting thought though. Perhaps Mr. Bean or another comic... Greg – unfortunately, no, Larry definitely isn’t universally known. He isn’t even widely enough known in the US for me to use, let alone abroad. Interesting thought though. Perhaps Mr. Bean or another comic…

]]> By: Gregory Thomson http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/06/the-top-10-developer-mistakes-that-wont-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-22795 Gregory Thomson Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:25:34 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=8634#comment-22795 Re: I need to find someone that is universally recognized as less-than-brilliant – preferably someone who isn’t well-loved, so that when I show their picture, nobody gets pissed off. I don't know if he's universally known, but if you can use Larry from www.larrythecableguy.com, that could work. His reputation is based on being less-than-brilliant, but I can't say he's politically correct 100% of the time either. I guess it at least gets you out of the republican vs. democrat side of things, and gets him more exposure which I'm guessing he likes, so maybe a win-win? Re: I need to find someone that is universally recognized as less-than-brilliant – preferably someone who isn’t well-loved, so that when I show their picture, nobody gets pissed off.

I don’t know if he’s universally known, but if you can use Larry from http://www.larrythecableguy.com, that could work. His reputation is based on being less-than-brilliant, but I can’t say he’s politically correct 100% of the time either.

I guess it at least gets you out of the republican vs. democrat side of things, and gets him more exposure which I’m guessing he likes, so maybe a win-win?

]]> By: Brent Ozar http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/06/the-top-10-developer-mistakes-that-wont-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-21890 Brent Ozar Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:18:14 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=8634#comment-21890 Peter - thanks for the suggestion, but chimps have negative connotations here in America. There are people who use slang terms like "monkey" to poke fun at certain demographics, and that's not acceptable here. It's so tough being funny globally without hurting someone's feelings! Peter – thanks for the suggestion, but chimps have negative connotations here in America. There are people who use slang terms like “monkey” to poke fun at certain demographics, and that’s not acceptable here. It’s so tough being funny globally without hurting someone’s feelings!

]]> By: Peter Headland http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/06/the-top-10-developer-mistakes-that-wont-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-21880 Peter Headland Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:46:55 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=8634#comment-21880 For smart vs average, consider animals. You could do Einstein vs. a chimp - OK the average developer is smarter than a chimp, but it's meant to be humorous - about how we all *feel* sometimes. Or maybe a donkey vs a thoroughbred. Just avoid dogs and pigs, for cultural/religious reasons. FWIW, many of the other suggestions would be meaningless to me as a non-American. For smart vs average, consider animals. You could do Einstein vs. a chimp – OK the average developer is smarter than a chimp, but it’s meant to be humorous – about how we all *feel* sometimes. Or maybe a donkey vs a thoroughbred. Just avoid dogs and pigs, for cultural/religious reasons.

FWIW, many of the other suggestions would be meaningless to me as a non-American.

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