Comments on: Beckham’s Unrecognized Talent

By: dthacker

dthacker — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:19:16 +0000

I’ve been in Beckham’s shoes myself. It’s a very tough spot. If Beckham and I were sitting across each other sharing a beverage. I’d tell him a few things. “Look Becks, there’s no doubt you tried to do the right thing (fix the app) in the right way (securely), but you blew it on the political side. If you’re going to change UI on the users, they have to be prepped for it. You needed an ally in the user’s camp that could see the good in your changes and sell it to them. I know, I know, you’re not a politician, you’re a coder and a damn good one, but that alone won’t get your changes accepted. Learn from this, because I’ll guarantee you’ll see it again. Two more things, Ignore the hyenas (‘I’ll ask my expert friend about this’), ‘cos they can’t see what you do. Do something brilliant for Victoria, because on a really bad day, she will make all the difference. Now I’m thirsty from talking so much, so buy me another!” Cheers. DT

Adino: Thanks for the advice. You’re right about blowing it from the political side. Beckham assumed that most users would be tech-savvy but it is the complete opposite.

Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting DT. Hope you stick around

By: Giddy Tiger

Giddy Tiger — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:48:16 +0000

Didn’t Beckham start the project with a user requirement phase? Would Beckham like to apply for a job in my company? He sounds potentially qualified

Adino: User requirements are extremely vague and open to interpretation. Beckham told me that he doesn’t want to play for another team just yet. A baby is on the way and he wants some stability in his life for this season.

By: keeyit

keeyit — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:00:32 +0000

People won’t change as they feel good in their comfort zone.. they want easy job rather than improve to be more difficult job.. Reality of the world.. Pity him..

Adino: Yeah, sometimes people just want the easy way out. They prefer to do things the old, easy way. But once something happens, like their account being hacked or something… then they look for others to blame.

By: yenjai.net

yenjai.net — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:23:37 +0000

I pity Beckham.
But world is made up of all kind of people.
Trust me, I face (the) worst of them.

Adino: Glad you could see yourself in his situation

By: Freiddie

Freiddie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:38:48 +0000

I kind of felt pity for Beckham. I find it surprising that people are just glued to conventional things, especially when IT is growing at an exponential rate (for now, at least) according to Moore’s Law. When computer things (especially software) come and go, I think it’s better to stick with the new one when you can afford it. As for those users who don’t know their browsers top to bottom, computer-illiterate people shouldn’t work in IT posts – it’s irrational. I’m a leftist, so that’s how I feel in my opinions.

Adino: Yeah, Beckham would feel very frustrated with that.