Sombrero Code: From blog post to jargon

RubyConf 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WC3d3SGIUk&t=2037

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1. Benjamin Fleischer, 2024-11-14, RubyConf Sombrero Code From blog post to jargon benjamin- fl eischer@x-b-e.com gh: bf4 mastodon: @hazula@hackyderm.io
2. XBE INTRODUCTION The SuperPower of Heavy Construction Leaders NOVEMBER 2024
3. Cowboy Coding and the Pink Sombrero (2011) via Babcock Jenkins • https://web.archive.org/web/20161022093503/https://www.bnj.com/blog/ cowboy-coding-pink-sombrero/
7. What a Sombrero Request Is • A "Sombrero Request" at XBE pertains to a change request that requires special handling: • such as post-invoicing changes to time cards, shifts, or rates. • This type of request is out-of-process • meaning it varies from the standard procedure, • and hence requires validation.
8. The Sombrero Process Value Proposition • We provide value in two ways via the :sombrero: process— • 1) we track and validate dangerous data changes • 2) we make those data changes • We can reduce risk of the dangerous change by validating the request makes sense before the actual change is made.
9. Why Sombrero (Incident) Request Root Causes Matter Every post-invoicing request is the result of something going wrong. • * One of XBE’s goals in processing a ‘Sombrero’ is to make them not happen again. • * When someone has a broken arm, of course you want to fi x it, but maybe also fi nd out the monkey bars aren't safe? • * And sometimes someone comes in with a broken arm and asks for antibiotics. So, when I fi gure out what went wrong, I'm like, oh, you need a cast! • * Or perhaps it's like a doctor's appointment. Sometimes you just want the prescription, but you should know the doctor will ask questions… •
12. Life is funny like that Wear a funny hat
13. www.x-b-e.com Benjamin Fleischer, 2024-11-14, RubyConf benjamin- fl eischer@x-b-e.com gh: bf4 mastodon: @hazula@hackyderm.io