[Info-vax] Should VSI create a modern day VMS applications book ?

[Dave Froble]

On 8/19/2018 11:29 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 8/19/2018 11:13 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 8/19/2018 10:36 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> Companies known to use DevOps include:
>>
>>> NASA
>>>
>>> I would think they have experience in the culture of large IT.
>>
>> Challenger, and what was the other one that broke up over Texas?
>>
>> One might assume they made some bad choices?
>
> NASA has had their share of mistakes.
>
> Probably also after they introduced devops in recent years.
>
> I don't think IT disasters rule out "experience in the culture of
> large IT".
>
> Almost the opposite - are there anyone with "experience in the
> culture of large IT" that has not had any IT disasters?
>
> Arne
>
>

Many times the best lessons come from mistakes.

Which is why I have a problem with the concept of "he made a mistake, 
get rid of him" mentality.  Sure, evaluate a person's judgement, just 
don't automatically consider him bad for his position.  You see it in 
politics, but, most of them actually are incompetent.  (The Donald)!