[Ksummit-2012-discuss] [ATTEND] writeback and kernel testing

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/16/2012 06:42 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> 
> My question was more based on a practical need or cause: Throughout my career
> I have seen that it is quite difficult to convince senior company management
> that investment in fast and automated development and test environment is a
> good idea. I have the maybe futile hope that more data points can help me make
> the cause.
> 
> Though I still remember the bean counters at a previous company: "If we let you
> buy that system, and it makes your engineers perform 25% better, does that mean
> we can lay off 25% or your engineers ?". Outch.
> 

{facepalm}

No, it means you can get your products in 80% of the time.

	-hpa