Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Relevent Internet Articles: IT hell!

I know this article isn't really about Internet Safety and Security, but I feel that it affects everybody that has ever found a bug, waited for a product to be released, tried to browse a website, or anything that has anything to do with a computer and the internet. I have worked in the IT field a couple years ago, fresh out of high school. And believe me when I say, it is hell at times. I have a major soft spot for those who try to do it for a living. Because of my soft spot, I urge all of you to maybe give this article a read.

In a nutshell, the article gives the reader quite a true perspective from those who are on the inside of software/hardware/system development/support. I personally haven't been "fortunate" enough to experience every sphere the article mentions, and I find myself thankful.

Here's a short list of all the 9 circles you can find in the article.
1st circle of IT hell: Limbo
Description:
A pitiful morass where nothing ever gets done and change is impossible

2nd circle of IT hell: Tech lust
Description: A deep cavern filled with mountains of discarded gadgets, with Golem-like creatures scrambling to reach the shiny new ones at the top

3rd circle of IT hell: Stakeholder gluttony
Description: A fetid quagmire filled with insatiable business users who demand more and more features, no matter the cost


4th circle of IT hell: Corporate greed
Description: An acrid forge where piteous creatures drown in a river of molten gold

5th circle of IT hell: App dev anger
Description: A fiery pit of smoke and brimstone, where geeks and suits alike grow hot under the collar

6th circle of IT hell: Tech-cult heresy
Description: An inscrutable labyrinth where all paths lead to the same destination, lit by the fires of nonbelievers burned at the stake

7th circle of IT hell: Vendor-on-vendor violence
Description: A dismal miasma full of ogres with $200 haircuts, wielding Louis Vuitton briefcases

8th circle of IT hell: Fraudulent practices and malevolent hackers
Description: A slippery pit of deception where daemons lurk in the shadows and nothing is as it seems

9th circle of IT hell: Tech-pro treachery
Description: An icy wasteland, filled with lost souls desperately clawing at the knives in their backs.