Accident
There was an engineer,manager and programmer driving down a steep mountain road.The brakes failed and the car careened down the road out of control.Half way down the driver managed to stop the car by running it against the embankment narrowly avoiding going over a cliff.They all got out,shaken by their narrow escape from death,but otherwise unharmed.
The manager said,“To fix this problem we need to organize a committee,have meetings,and through a process of continuous improvement,develop a solution.”
The engineer said,“No,that would take too long,and besides that method never worked before.I have my trusty pen knife here and will take apart the brake system,isolate the problem and correct it.”
The programmer said,“I think you’re both wrong!I think we should all push the car back up the hill and see if it happens again.”
事故
一辆汽车行驶在陡峭的山间公路上,车内坐着三个人:一个工程师,一个经理和一位程序员。突然刹车失灵,汽车失去了控制,冲下山路。驾驶员拼命将车往路边的护栏上撞,车终于停了下来,差点坠入悬崖。这几个人从车里钻了出来,虽然安然无恙,但这样的死里逃生让他们心有余悸。
经理说:“为了解决这个问题,我们需要成立一个委员会,几次会议之后,拿出一系列的改进措施,最终形成解决方案。”
工程师说:“不行,那样要花费太长的时间,而且这种方法以前从未奏效。我随身带着铅笔刀,可以把刹车系统打开,找出问题,加以解决。”
程序员说:“我认为你们说的都不对!应该把车再推回到山上,看看它是否还会再冲下来。”