'Twas the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring

[Mike Rowan]

What can you say after that!.

One and all - Have a Safe Christmas and a recovering New Year.

My respect and regards to all

Mike

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Paul Mulroney <
pmulroney at logicaldevelopments.com.au> wrote:

> Twas the night before implementation and all through the house,
> Not a program was working, not even a browse.
>
>
> The programmers hung by their screens in despair,
> with hopes that a miracle would soon be there.
>
>
> The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
> while visions of inquires danced in their heads.
>
>
> When out in the hallway there arose such a clatter,
> I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter.
>
>
> And what to my wondering 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-pusher's flair.
>
>
> More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
> and he cursed and muttered and called them by name.
>
>
> On update! On add! On inquiry! On delete!
> On batch jobs! On closing! On fuctions complete!
>
>
> His eyes were glazed over, fingers nimble and lean,
> from weekends and nights in front of the screen.
>
>
> A wink of his eye, and a twitch of his head,
> soon gave me to know 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 fingers upon the "ENTER" key,
> the system came up and worked pefectly.
>
>
> The updates updated, the deletes they deleted,
> the inquires inquired, and closings completed.
>
>
> He tested each whistle, and tested each bell,
> with nary an abend, and 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,
> "It's just what I asked for, but not what I want!"
>
> --Author unknown.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 24 Dec 2020, at 10:47 am, Doug Easterbrook <doug at artsman.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > ….  not even my mouse.
> >
> >
> > its bee put to rest for a few days.     Merry Christmas everybody.
> >
> >
> > lets hope that 20201 keeps all safe and well … and that maybe, just
> maybe, we can get together at Euromnis or some such activity late next year.
> >
> > be safe, be kind, be well.
> >
> >
> > Doug Easterbrook
> > Arts Management Systems Ltd.
> > mailto:doug at artsman.com
> > http://www.artsman.com
> > Phone (403) 650-1978
> >
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