For first time in my professional career...
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We had a power cut in office today... UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work! It took the maintenance guys an hour to bring back the network up and running again. :doh:
What is this unsaved work you speak of? I hit Alt+F+S so often that I even do it in Query Analyzer before exiting a query screen (Although in this case I usually don't want to save).
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Sandeep Mewara wrote:
UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work
A good lawsuit maybe? :)
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What is this unsaved work you speak of? I hit Alt+F+S so often that I even do it in Query Analyzer before exiting a query screen (Although in this case I usually don't want to save).
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
What is this unsaved work you speak of?
1. Documentation work 2. Composing Email 3. Some Code/logic work 4. Builds/computation that takes 2-3 hours 5. etc...
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I hit Alt+F+S so often that I even do it
Well, very few does this. I surely not. I forgot to mention the real problem, all the servers and VPC's got shutdown! Hope you can understand how much that can affect work.
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We had a power cut in office today... UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work! It took the maintenance guys an hour to bring back the network up and running again. :doh:
Ctrl + Shift + S!
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Ctrl + Shift + S!
What about interruptions like Servers and VPC shutting down abruptly? Builds and analysis that take 3-4 hours at a stretch?
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What about interruptions like Servers and VPC shutting down abruptly? Builds and analysis that take 3-4 hours at a stretch?
An interrupted build isn't going to kill any unsaved work. At worst, the build is going to start from the beginning. But I'd agree that such a total power failure can be frustrating.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
What is this unsaved work you speak of?
1. Documentation work 2. Composing Email 3. Some Code/logic work 4. Builds/computation that takes 2-3 hours 5. etc...
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I hit Alt+F+S so often that I even do it
Well, very few does this. I surely not. I forgot to mention the real problem, all the servers and VPC's got shutdown! Hope you can understand how much that can affect work.
My point was that you should make it a habit. It is a very good habit. In fact it is one of the most important habits. Most of us learn, very early in our careers, to save early and save often.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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We had a power cut in office today... UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work! It took the maintenance guys an hour to bring back the network up and running again. :doh:
Sandeep Mewara wrote:
UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work!
just think about your backups... you have backups, but did you ever tried to recover them ? :rolleyes:
Watched code never compiles.
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What about interruptions like Servers and VPC shutting down abruptly? Builds and analysis that take 3-4 hours at a stretch?
Losing 3 hours of work that is automated is nothing compared to losing 3 hours of unsaved programming work.
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An interrupted build isn't going to kill any unsaved work. At worst, the build is going to start from the beginning. But I'd agree that such a total power failure can be frustrating.
There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
An interrupted build isn't going to kill any unsaved work
Agreed. But what about if I say, roughly around 3pm we get a fresh build daily to work on? Didn't that interrupted the whole part? It takes 2-3 hours to complete... what now?
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Losing 3 hours of work that is automated is nothing compared to losing 3 hours of unsaved programming work.
Mladen Jankovic wrote:
Losing 3 hours of work that is automated is nothing compared
Dependant work on the automated work does matter.
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Sandeep Mewara wrote:
UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work!
just think about your backups... you have backups, but did you ever tried to recover them ? :rolleyes:
Watched code never compiles.
Maximilien wrote:
you have backups, but did you ever tried to recover them
Not sure, of what kind of backup you are talking of here. Personally, I keep backups of my work and use it as and when required.
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Sandeep Mewara wrote:
UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work!
just think about your backups... you have backups, but did you ever tried to recover them ? :rolleyes:
Watched code never compiles.
At my last company, there was a server failure during a backup. Unfortunately, the current backup completely obliterates the previous backup, so they were left with no backup. That was a fun one to recover from.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
An interrupted build isn't going to kill any unsaved work
Agreed. But what about if I say, roughly around 3pm we get a fresh build daily to work on? Didn't that interrupted the whole part? It takes 2-3 hours to complete... what now?
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My point was that you should make it a habit. It is a very good habit. In fact it is one of the most important habits. Most of us learn, very early in our careers, to save early and save often.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
My point was that you should make it a habit.
:). While working on some code piece, I try to. But, not too often while documentation or so. As a team though, every individual is different and has own way of working. Then the servers and virtual machines that gets shutdown abruptly creates issues next time we try to logon (espacially VPC's). Lots of working hours wasted. :doh:
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My point was that you should make it a habit. It is a very good habit. In fact it is one of the most important habits. Most of us learn, very early in our careers, to save early and save often.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
It is a very good habit.
Unless you are working with an office plugin that takes 30 seconds for each save, blocking Word. Still, 5.
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We had a power cut in office today... UPS too trips down and we lost our unsaved work! It took the maintenance guys an hour to bring back the network up and running again. :doh:
I've had more than one UPS stop working as such without any warning whatsoever until the power went down and so did the UPS.
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My point was that you should make it a habit. It is a very good habit. In fact it is one of the most important habits. Most of us learn, very early in our careers, to save early and save often.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Are you still talking about code? That expression applies to a lot of other things too. :)
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What is this unsaved work you speak of? I hit Alt+F+S so often that I even do it in Query Analyzer before exiting a query screen (Although in this case I usually don't want to save).
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
That's what I'm known for in the office, too... Every couple of seconds people are hearing a ridiculously quick keystroke combination and usually multiple times. Alt-F-S is your friend, my friend...
