[OT] : IT Christmas poem

[Rick Sivernell]

On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:49:30 -0600
"Vu Pham" <vu at sivell.com> wrote:

> 
> > 
> > Twas the Night Before Implementation
> > 
> > Twas the Night Before Implementation, and all through the 
> > house not a program was working, not even a browse.
> > The programmers hung by their tubes in despair, with hopes 
> > that a miracle soon would be there.
> > 
> > The users were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions 
> > of enhancements danced in their heads.
> > When out of the elevator arose such a clatter, I sprang from 
> > my desk to see what was the matter.
> > 
> > And what to my wandering eyes should appear but a super 
> > programmer (with a six pack of beer).
> > His resume glowed with experience so rare, he turned out 
> > great code with a bit pushers flair.
> > 
> > More rapid than engines, his programs they came, and he 
> > whistled and shouted and called them by name:
> > "On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
> > On Batch Job! On Closing! On Functions Complete!"
> > 
> > His eyes were glazed over, fingers nimble and lean, from 
> > weekends and nights spent in front of a screen.
> > A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to 
> > know that I had nothing to dread.
> > 
> > He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, turning 
> > specs into code, then turned with a jerk, and laying his 
> > finger upon the "enter" key, the system came up and worked perfectly.
> > 
> > The updates updated, the deletes they deleted, the inquires 
> > inquired and the closings completed.
> > He tested each program and tested each call, with nary an 
> > UAE, all had gone well.
> > 
> > The system was finished, the tests were concluded, the users 
> > last changes were even included.
> > And the user exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt, "Its just 
> > what I asked for, BUT ITS NOT WHAT I WANT!"
> > 
> 
Vu

   Bravo,   Bravo,   Bravo,   Bravo, <g>

-- 
Rick Sivernell
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