Oracle Magazine, September/October 2017
PEER TO PEER BY BLAIR CAMPBELL Learning the Why Three peers advocate detailed goals up to date tech and prudent debt management ORACLE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2017 22 Company GE Digital Job title Principal architect Length of time using Oracle products 25 years What advice do you have for those just getting into application development Get to know the details One of my favorite quotes is from Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan Captain Kirk says to Lieutenant Saavik Youve got to learn why things work on a starship In my career that message has time and time again allowed me to deal with increasingly complex situations designs and systems Dont just know what to do but know why youre doing it Whats the most common cause you see when IT projects go wrong Lack of planning and lack of detailed goals Theres a huge move to be more agile and iterative and deliver fast My main comment most the time is Slow down to go fast Having a good plan and executing it quickly is way more successful than having no plan and running fast Whats your favorite thing to do that doesnt involve work I have way too many hobbies I really enjoy brewing and tasting beer downhill skiing and woodworking and Ive recently started playing with Raspberry PI and Arduino to make a smoker controller for my BBQ needs as well as an automated temperature controller for beer fermentation Above all that is helping my kids with Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts and running the LEGO Robotics club at their elementary school Gary Gordhamer Milwaukee Wisconsin
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