The Boston Diaries

The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”

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Friday, February 11, 2022

If only teaching paid more than it does …

I was in a nearly three hour meeting today (second of three), doing what is called a “transfer of knowledge.” I'm the only developer left on my team who actually knows how “Project: Wolowizard,” “Project: Sippy-Cup,” “Project: Lumbergh,” “Project: Cleese” and “Project: Seymore” all fit together in production (even if I don't fully understand all the business logic implemented by “Project: Lumbergh”). So I spent my time mostly talking and answering questions from the other developers, including the team leader. Bunny was concerned that it might lead to me being let go, but just for my own sanity (and because plenty of other people at The Corporation have told our Corporate Overlords that under no condition should I be let go) I decided not to sink into cynical dispair and treat it for what it is—getting some other developers up to speed on the various components.

At the end of the meeting, one of the new developers asked if I used to teach, or if I teach on the side, since my explanation of how everthing fit together was coherent and understandable, unlike instructors at his school. I told him that no, I've never been an instructor, nor do I teach on the side. He went on to say I have a gift in explaining things.

I'll take that as a win.

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