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So, you think he is overreacting.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Its a bit amazing and scary at the same time, how much traction a murderous idea is getting by people of profession which are generally known as introverts and socially awkward. Then again that might be the reason why.
I may just be scared because I'm the know-it-all in my team 
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Pitchforks at the ready everyone, we got another one over here 
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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And don't forget the scythes 
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Just stick the body in the cabinet with all the VB4, PSP3, VS Boston, adobe acrobat, foxpro, etc. discs.
No-one will happen across it even by accident, there.
The cupboard with all the old ps2 cables, memory sticks, floppy drives, etc. is riskier, because some people use old CD drives as bases, to lift their monitors a bit higher.
[ edit: the second sentence was a bit too "even" ]
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
modified 11-Mar-20 6:42am.
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You should be free to state that "persistence of an opinion is not the same as knowledge or professionalism". However, the problem with these folks is that summary execution does not help, and they will keep talking even when the head is chronically severed from the body.
We call them "zweefteef" but I can't seem to find a suitable translation.
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"Airhead" maybe?
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An unrealistic worldview sounds right.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: Where is the best place to bury a body? J
Bingo?[^]
It's easy when people do it as a routine.
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On the pavement in front of your office, only valid if you throw him from high enough though...
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[splet]
(too harsh?  )
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At the least, only verbally tell your friend. You don't want to be implicated with a paper trail. Also before telling them, check them for any recording devices. Maybe also do the meeting in the server room so the deafening noise masks anything you say.
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Well - the way you describe the new team member - and the way you describe yourself - I'd either 'off the both of you' or put you both in the same cell.
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Quote: put you both in the same cell
Cage fight! Yeah! I can take him easy!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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He needs a STFU from the group, or cement shoes, always in style.
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He's had several (plus one from our friendly manager) but he doesn't seem to notice.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I feel your pain. I am playing the part of friendly manager for such a case today. Can't live with him, can't live without him.
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Just playing devil's advocate here: is it possible he's right (just overly enthusiastic)?
In my example, I got to my current place where these HPCs are, "MVC is too hard", "Linq makes weird queries and is too hard", "ADO.NET is better than EF", etc, etc.
Then running around babbling about adding memory to SQL Server because their crappy sprocs return every record that qualifies for a search, rather than one page's worth of things.
Rewrote our main search into EF/linq, a little skip/take action later, our SQL memory problem disappeared.
I don't know if React is a good or bad thing. We need to keep moving forward, but in a sensible manner.
Maybe it should be added, but as a project unto itself? As opposed to, "I'm making this other change which doesn't require react, but while I'm up, I'll throw that in."
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We use MVC, Linq and EF already. We aren't stick-in-the-muds but sometimes the latest shiny thing doesn't fit well with our other shiny things.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yep, I agree. There has to be an actual need for thing X, not just that "I read about this, it's supposed to be the best thing ever."
I have no experience with React, so can't comment there. Sounds like you're taking a good approach then, and this person needs to be roped in.
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There certainly should be rope involved anyway! 
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Create a policy that new work must pass UAT with javascript disabled!
There goes react.
You can say that a new policy to disable javascript is being considered by some of the departments that deal with sensitive info.
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Yeah, scrap everything off an existing working program, and recode it in React. React is everything! For kids these days...
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First take his suggestions seriously; he may know some things you don't. If his suggestion is impractical, calmly explain to him why his suggestion won't be used. Problem solved.
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We did, he didn't, it was, we did, it wasn't.
He got transferred - problem solved!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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