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mattmanser on Aug 1, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Good Code Impossible?

He is a full-time contract developer, Gorrila-Mart was a new client.

This is about a contractor being unable to manage a client, not an internal developer being unable to manage management.

jacquesm on Aug 1, 2010 [–]

The situation Patrick sketches to me is reminiscent of a boss/worker relationship, not of a contractor one, but the same rules (with some slight modifications) still apply.

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