Dog and Pony, Rev. 1.1
Deep in engineering, where mortals seldom go
A manager and customer come looking for a show;
They pass, amused, among us and they sign in on the log
They've come to see our pony and they've come to see our dog.
Three things to be wary of: A new kid in his prime,Summoned from our cubicles, to conference room we go
A man that knows the answers, and code that runs first time.
Three things never trust in: That's the vendor's final billThe pony kicks his heels up as the doggie does his trick,
The promises your boss makes and the customer's good will.
Three things see no end: a loop with exit code done wrong,From briefcase then there comes a list of things we must revise;
A semaphore untested, and the change that comes along.
Three things hold no secrets: files that somehow hit the netFirst, twenty-one new features that we somehow must add in
The boss's secretary, and the third thing ... I forget.
Three things it is better far that only you should know:The customer proceeds to go through each change, line by line
How much you're paid, the schedule pad, and what is just for show.
Three things never anger: First, the one who runs your deck,Now we are contract software types who spend our days and nights
The one who does the backup and the one who signs your check.
Three things are most perilous: connectors that corrodeThe manager and customer are quick to leave this bunch
Unproven algorithms and self-modifying code.
Three things trust above all else: Your knowledge of your craft,
That someone turns a profit, and that you will get the shaft.
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