tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post415005838529523180..comments2023-12-15T23:33:59.034-06:00Comments on Cary Millsap: Cary on Joel on SSDCary Millsaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-9376756847694553622009-04-08T13:56:00.000-05:002009-04-08T13:56:00.000-05:00It's all about context and relevance, and the tale...It's all about <I>context</I> and <I>relevance</I>, and the talent for understanding these attributes is rare and precious.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-35990551042599385472009-04-06T13:16:00.000-05:002009-04-06T13:16:00.000-05:00I think what this really demonstrates is the diffi...I think what this really demonstrates is the difficulty of defining the problem when it spans more than a single task - and deconstructing problems to single tasks may be quite misleading.<BR/><BR/>In that other Joel's example, the compile time issue was well-defined - but not the main business issue, which of course was not well-defined, and perhaps may never be and never even need to be - "make computers go faster." Method-R would have been fine and appropriate for the compiler speed issue, and still is. Maybe he'll see your post and give it a shot.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you've seen this all the time, as I have - the business complains, say, that exports take too long. So the first thing you as an Oracle professional notice is they think exports are backups. Is it appropriate to start using tools to figure out why the exports are too slow - or do you want to define a more important issue, you are perhaps about to work on a system with no proper backups?<BR/><BR/>I think you need a step 0 in method-R: Is there even a capability to properly evaluate which task is most important? Is the system in a realistic ballpark? Does the business even care about what they've asked for?<BR/><BR/>So, will he ever get the compile times faster?<BR/><BR/>word: raydri<BR/>word: credly<BR/>word: chiessJoel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.com