Posts by HmmmYes

Oh thats easy.

A simple, scalable built tool.

VS is OK for one person building one thing.

Not visual studio - I need to build moe than one applictiion - several libraries and 20 odd applications.

nmake is shit. Does not work with powershell.

msbuild is XML junk. And shit.

Hod do they know if gays and what not are under represented in tech?

I dont ask, or get into what my work colleages are doing in their own time. Not my business. And i could not give a fuck.

I did have a google.

Im curious what 'middleware' TSB uses that can end up with ~50 customers seeing other customers details.

I found this:

https://tsb-applications.advorto.com/Candidate/Candidate/VacancyInformation.aspx?VacancyId=4932

'Hello, we're TSB, and we're different from other banks.

We don't do investment banking, overseas speculation or big corporate finance. We just serve individuals and local business customers – we call it "local banking".

The continued growth and development of our CIO function means that we are now focussing on building our Infrastructure and Architecture teams. This newly created role Manager, Middleware Design Authority has the key purpose to deliver great service to our customers, both internal and external, by providing architectural understanding , leadership and in depth subject matter expertise (SME) in Middleware Technologies.

This person has the responsibility to:

Provide Architectural and SME knowledge to the Senior Manager Platforms & Midrange

Ensure Middleware services meet TSB’s requirements

Provide roadmaps and lifecycle management for the Middleware services

Work with TSB Stakeholders to ensure their applications are hosted on the most appropriate platforms

Includes End-to-end architecture, engineering, deployment and maintenance. Will require close collaboration with Sabadell Information Systems the supplier of IT services to TSB.

Key Accountabilities include:

To be the TSB expert in, and trusted advisor for Middleware technologies and their integration to the larger enterprise platform.

To keep abreast of technical developments, including vendor product strategies and industry advancements and to participate in developing or setting standards as required

To provide Technical design expertise across TSB

To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders

To act as TSB subject matter experts, architectural governance and design authority for Middleware within the Platforms & Middleware team.

To assist with improving the standard of technical delivery and competencies within CIO and across the business relating to Cloud and Midrange.

Work closely with SABIS (Group IT) to deliver the full lifecycle technical roadmap

To ensure that the technical authority role is performed including interpreting business requirements, approving technical proposals, and reviewing progress to ensure they meet business needs

Ensure projects meet business & technical requirements across TSB and are within the agreed budget and timescale

To ensure that the infrastructure is developed in a manner that supports appropriate levels of resilience and performance but supports scalability and is agile enough to support the future needs of the business

To work with technical teams in SABIS, product owners and 3rd party suppliers to ensure that technical solutions are aligned with the technical strategy

To establish, deliver and refine a road map for Middleware

Ensures TSB remain current, deliver value to the business and support the needs of stakeholders in terms of scalability, resilience, security, capacity and operational maintenance

Identify areas of development that require engineering activity and establish an appropriate programme of work and execute it '

All for the princely salary of ...... £36,050 - £51,980

Im still no wiser on the Middleware. The HR post might as well as put 'Magic!!' instead of 'Middleware'

I like this:

'Mr Pester, said he would take direct control of the issue, and had drafted in experts from IBM, who would report "directly" to him.'

Err, Mr Pester, you are the at the root of the problem.

This seems to be evolving - or going to shit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43904267

'TSB chaos: 'We are on our knees,' says boss'

A few days ago they are getting their bonuses for a completing the work.

Yesterday it was just a couple of niggles affecting a handful.

Today, Godzilla is running rampant thru the server room.

'But the damage has been done – vast numbers of Twitter users and numerous Reg readers have been reporting plans to switch banks (as soon as they can access their money again).'

Surely thats:

'But the damage has been done – vast numbers of Twitter users and numerous Reg readers have been reporting plans to switch banks (*IF* they can access their money again).'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law

25 years?

I guess they must be more confident that the license fee will still be around than I am. I guess hey have to be, their pensions depending on it.

I doubt Ill be renewing my license. No one watches BBC in my house. Either they dont watch it (kids) Or cannot watch the drivel that BBC shows (Me).

Wow - the carrot is, err, minimum legal payment.

Wow. Money certainly doesnt get much brains in ibms hr....

Assuming ibm have competent staff still, id be pitching my services to the customer. There are going to need someone other than ibm to support their systems.

There's a few sides to this.

1) Security. AFAICT all Chinese tech companies seem to be battalions of the Red Army. There may be good (?) reason for this only the Army had access to hard currency and cheap grads. There are lot of v bad reasons for this, just fill them in yoursleves.

2) Trade. Anyone who thinks that China is a fair, free trading company is an idiot. A UK company could not buy an noodle stand in the arse end of Xjinian. Christ, CHinese students pay for their studies by shiping back milk powder and the like back home.

China is a bent, mercantilistic country, looking drag the world economy into its bent, corrupt politics. Trump - randomly - is giving China a much needed slap round the head. This should have happened 10 yearsago but the West was otherwise occupied.

3) IP theft. This is in addition to the Red Army. Chinese companies spend most of their time harvesting data. Thos wierd packets trying to get into the corp network. Mainly Chinese.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

I dont know why.

I think shell die.