Am I A Husband Or A Project?
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by dewde in Marriage
So John just posted a new entry titled I’m A Better Web Developer Than Husband. He says that he is not meaning to compare his wife to a “project” but it instantly made me think of the metaphor. Then I flipped it around in the comments and wrote the following.
The project is you, Husband 1.0. Your wife was first attracted to your 1.0 feature-set. She got by with them at the time, and most of them were quite handy, but they’ve become a bit long-in-the-tooth lately. She’s become more and more frustrated that the promised 2.0 features have been delayed and deployment is behind schedule. And who can blame her? First of all 2.0 is going to rock. It will be more like Dad 1.0 in certain ways and less like Dad 1.0 in certain other ways. Second of all, usability requirements and standards have changed since then. Even so, it is important to keep in mind that these new features need to be done right, and that takes time.
As a husband, though, I can relate to the fact that I often feel under appreciated for the 1.1 upgrades, service packs (SP3), and hot-fixes I have applied to myself over the years as I steadily work on version 2.0 of myself. That’s a real drag. Also, can you really be held accountable for the fact that so many 1.0 features are not compatible with parenthood?? I mean, Husband 1.0 was never even tested for that user base. No wonder it doesn’t behave predictably.
In the meantime, just remind her that the wait will have been worth it. *If* you can actually deliver.
human3rror
Mar 4th, 2009
PUAHA!
human3rror
Mar 4th, 2009
you and i have like a blog-dialogue…
human3rror
Mar 4th, 2009
hey, that rhymes!
Jim
Mar 8th, 2009
i love it when you talk to yourself in other people's comments!lol!
dewde
Mar 4th, 2009
*groan*
Jim
Mar 8th, 2009
i know, what a card!
Chris F.
Mar 5th, 2009
My problem is I need a better source control system that makes it easier to branch, merge, show diffs, and rollback. Then life would be trivial, I'm sure of it!
Lisa F.
Mar 5th, 2009
you know… you could just adapt a google-like philosophy and just always advertise that you are gHusband (beta). Instead of being a full release, you're always doing little upgrades that increase husband usability and reliability. Plus you have built in chat!
John
Mar 6th, 2009
This is one of the nerdiest things I have read in a long time…and I understood every word! Yikes!!!
John
Mar 6th, 2009
I don't think there are any rollbacks in life…as with any of Chris' software releases!
Jim
Mar 7th, 2009
i think she is ready to upgrade…lol
Jim
Mar 7th, 2009
scary!
Chris F.
Mar 8th, 2009
She'd probably like to upgrade, but there's always a cost in migrating the old data to the new system. Vendor lock-in will save Dewde.
Jim
Mar 8th, 2009
i'm upgrading my Spirit software with some Scripture Plug-ins
Chris F.
Mar 8th, 2009
Whah? That crap's malware. I can help you get rid of it.
Jim
Mar 8th, 2009
ha! figuratively-speaking…thanks for the offer! we've all got our fair share of malware in our wiring. I also using another tool, ready, listening.
Kelley R.
Mar 9th, 2009
Wow. The only thing funnier than the post itself is this comment discussion…
Archiemck
Mar 11th, 2009
Haha, great analogy! I've been through many GUI updates but sadly it seems I'm stuck around 1.4.2 as of recently
Archiemck
Mar 11th, 2009
(and by analogy I mean metaphor)
theschu
Mar 12th, 2009
Nice. I'm currently floundering through husband 1.0 myself.
Tami
Apr 11th, 2009
I am thankful that neither my husband nor I are the developer of husband 1.0 or any future models. I would have chosen to rewrite some of the system to fit my own use pretty quickly after getting married and would have deleted some of the programs that I originally didn't think were all that useful. For instance, one of my rules before we got married was that I would NOT be a pastor's wife. He comes from a long line of pastors, and I do NOT play piano! However several years into our marriage, he decided to get ordained because he was working with a lot of pastors and felt it would give him some credit with them. I was less than excited. MANY years later now, my father died this January. My Dad hasn't been inside a church since our wedding almost 12 years ago so there was no "pastor" to ask to perform anything. So, my husband performed my fathers funeral. The highly religious right side of the family couldn't complain because he is ordained, and the rest of us LOVED that someone who really knew my dad got to do the service.
Tami
Apr 11th, 2009
So, if I had done the upgrading, I wouldn't have the husband I have today! Don't count yourselves unworthy boys…your time probably has come already and will come again. I hope your wives will tell you how thankful they are that it's you standing beside them when those times come!
Anonymous
Apr 28th, 2009
You're a husband AND a project, but definitely not a blogger! Get back in the saddle!
Mikes
Jul 17th, 2009
"husband" and all the somewhat technnical terms just make my nosebleed. i'm single and i'm not a project. lol!
dewde
Jul 20th, 2009
No worries. You have plenty of time to become a project. All you need is a Project Manager…
peace|dewde
Christina
Dec 30th, 2009
I think that the problem is that husband's may have been designed by the same people who gave us winrar… after the forty day trial runs out, you can still use the program, but the things it says to you are more and more annoying each time.