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<blockquote data-quote="Sean DonCarlos" data-source="post: 14274" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>So I've noticed that we seem to have a lot of people here who are, were, or claim to be involved in software development in some way, shape or form - be it coding, architecture, testing, support, whatever. I thought maybe it would be nice to have our own thread to swap war stories, nominate people for the Most Ignorant Coworker/Customer Award (please change names to protect the nominees - I would not want anyone being accused of libel!), have more advanced discussions of TPA's design/structure/issues without causing everyone else's eyes to glaze over, etc. Whatever we want to talk about, really.</p><p></p><p>I'll start. I'm in the "was" category; software is no longer my primary job focus, but I still do some coding just to keep my skills up in case the economy throws me out of work. In my previous life, I worked with getting digital video surveillance systems to work with other devices (everything from card access systems to cash registers to factory controllers), and later on added some remote diagnostic/repair capabilities to the systems. A lot of C++, some SQL as well. Best part was getting to watch what the cameras picked up when video had to be verified for court cases - everything from parrot theft to driving a car <em>through</em> the doors of a convenience store.</p><p></p><p>My two questions for the group:</p><p></p><p>1. If there really are more software-type people here than would be expected in a similar-sized random group of people, why is that so? What's the connection between software development and pinball?</p><p>2. In the making-of-TPA video, there are several points where code is displayed on the monitors in the background. Did anyone else freeze the video at those points and examine the code, or am I the only one that twisted? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sean DonCarlos, post: 14274, member: 152"] So I've noticed that we seem to have a lot of people here who are, were, or claim to be involved in software development in some way, shape or form - be it coding, architecture, testing, support, whatever. I thought maybe it would be nice to have our own thread to swap war stories, nominate people for the Most Ignorant Coworker/Customer Award (please change names to protect the nominees - I would not want anyone being accused of libel!), have more advanced discussions of TPA's design/structure/issues without causing everyone else's eyes to glaze over, etc. Whatever we want to talk about, really. I'll start. I'm in the "was" category; software is no longer my primary job focus, but I still do some coding just to keep my skills up in case the economy throws me out of work. In my previous life, I worked with getting digital video surveillance systems to work with other devices (everything from card access systems to cash registers to factory controllers), and later on added some remote diagnostic/repair capabilities to the systems. A lot of C++, some SQL as well. Best part was getting to watch what the cameras picked up when video had to be verified for court cases - everything from parrot theft to driving a car [I]through[/I] the doors of a convenience store. My two questions for the group: 1. If there really are more software-type people here than would be expected in a similar-sized random group of people, why is that so? What's the connection between software development and pinball? 2. In the making-of-TPA video, there are several points where code is displayed on the monitors in the background. Did anyone else freeze the video at those points and examine the code, or am I the only one that twisted? :p [/QUOTE]
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