Podcasts Technology Soft Skills Engineering Episode 277: Super long code reviews and replacement laptop

Episode 277: Super long code reviews and replacement laptop

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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    My company recently had a kerfuffle where some teams felt that reviewing a PR in less than 3 weeks was an unreasonable ask.

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    As such, the company is trying to come up with guidelines for cross-team asks. The current proposal is for work of 1-2 hours they will commit to an SLA of 6 months. I feel this is a polite way of saying no to any request.

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    Are there any ways we could come a more reasonable agreement on this?

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    Hi, my laptop has died after upgrading to MacOS Monterrey and I\u2019ve been given a 2017 Macbook with poor specs as a replacement due to no fault of my own.

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    I\u2019m at a startup of around 100 employees and I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve got a mature set up in terms of getting replacement machines.

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    I\u2019m a Senior Engineer and need a speedy laptop for my intense role. It\u2019d be faster for me to use my personal MacBook than using the replacement, but I don\u2019t think that would be allowed.

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    How would you suggest I go about requesting a replacement MacBook with specs that fit my role? Do companies have budgets set aside for these expenses?

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    Thanks

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