I normally avoid talking about what my work-related affairs – we can call them studies by now, I suppose. And why do I do this? Frankly, my dear, because nobody around me would get a word of what I would have to say. I just don’t think it is right to bring up a subject nobody understands or is comfortable with.
But today, I felt like I had to break my silence. My sister came with this talk involving software development, which is exactly what I’m getting trained to do, and I assumed that would be a good time to share my thoughts as someone who actually does get a little of what software development really is. The conversation was something like this:
Sis: Will be developing this software which, after it is ready, will be given to a few pilot-companies for testing.
Me: That’s not how you make software. You don’t do it all at once and test it in the end; you do a little bit, you test, you show it to the user so they’ll tell you what needs a change and you keep on doing that until it’s done.
Sis: But that’s not how we’ll be doing it, can’t you tell it’s different?
Dudette, what have I been studying for? So I woulnd’t know what’s the best practice when it comes to making software for a customer? I don’t know why this situation is different either, but I thought that, being on the software developing field, somebody would actually listen to my opinion. But maybe I don’t understand it that well to be trusted.
It’s over, nobody in this house will ever listen to another word about software.