The programmer of the future
Monday, March 28, 2011
4:40 PM
The programmer of the future
Will not mediate between users and the machine. 
Will mediate between business and the cloud. 
Initial argument: 
What's the biggest cost in adopting a technology? 
Case study:  SIS
Old system: 10,000 lines of assembler. 
New system: modern code, oracle, etc. 
Major cost: adapting policy to fit. 
Lines of responsibility: 
Bursar is responsible for finances. 
Registrar is responsible for matters of record. 
But they have to communicate. 
Big lesson: 
How a business operates has incredible inertia
Changing how it operates is incredibly expensive. 
Moral: 
To a business, the main question is not whether a program will work, but whether it will enable or impede policies and process. 