[DUG] In case you're interested (or buy stuff)

[Rohit Gupta]

Some of you are missing the point here. 

First, if you are not prepared to sign your work, then my assertion is 
that you are not proud of it.  Ergo, you have written crap and you have 
not done the best job you could.  And I have come across many such 
programmers (some are part of this user group).  In contrast, I am proud 
of everything I have ever done, because it was the best effort and 
quality I could put in at that time.

Second, how do you prove you did some work, when the owner removes all 
reference to your name from the source.  The name did not use to flash 
on the screen, it was just in the source.  When the beggar kept removing 
even that, I put the Easter egg in.  The point of it, If I went for a 
job interview, I could prove it was my work.  You cant do that with a 
listing.  Anyone can type something up.  And yes, I have come across 
many such people who have invented a listing the night before the 
interview, some inhabit this user group.

The flip side is I never remove a contributors name from the code I have 
obtained, bought or inherited.

So, Edward, you are saying that you have never put your name on any of 
your work....  why is that ?

Edward Huang wrote:
>
> I have been a contractor myself, and also currently have contractors 
> worked for me.  I wouldn't think a contractor should put in any 
> reference to himself/herself in the code, and I would be very annoyed 
> if a contractor keep doing it.
>
> What's the point to have name all over the code? What if the code has 
> been changed/fixed by other developers many times afterwards? As said, 
> source code control should sort out who did what, instead of you spend 
> time on write your name everywhere. Besides if you are a contractor, 
> usually you cannot claim the IP of the source code anyway.
>
> Also, if you spend time on write "Easter eggs" as you said, I would be 
> seriously thinking that you didn't spend time doing the contracting 
> job, thus you should charge less contracting hours.
>
>  
>
>  
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>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
>     [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]*On Behalf Of *tracey
>     *Sent:* Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:40 p.m.
>     *To:* 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
>     *Subject:* RE: [DUG] In case you're interested (or buy stuff)
>
>     >What do you do when you are contracting and you want to prove you did
>
>     the work, but the idiotic contractee keeps removing all reference
>     to you
>
>     from the code ?  One memorable instance of this was  when I wrote
>     a CPM
>
>     clone optimised for Z80 for Sord Computers and they kept removing my
>
>     name from the code.  Eventually I had to invent an error message and
>
>     code that looked legit.  But if three specific keys were pressed
>
>     simultaneously, it popped up a message saying that I wrote it.
>
>     *Um, have never contracted but... why is it so important to have
>     your name in the code? For future employment reference? Surely the
>     actual contract that sets out your work, + actual code, is enough
>     for proof of work? (pardon my ignorance here)
>
>      
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