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Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 4 days agomaking the most randomized bespoke solutions to every little business niche
Hey that’s my cubicle job! Last week I made a program because one of the locations at my company wanted to be able to view tolls (were a trucking company) for their drivers only. So I threw that together.
This week I’m making a program which will replace a spreadsheet to track tablets (drivers get one for electronic logs). It won’t do anything crazy but it will be color coded! (Color coding was the single most important feature they requested)
But today I didn’t work on that because they wanted a little tool to convert various file types into TIFF files because they work the best with our management software.
So yeah, lots of random little automations and tools for like 1 or 2 people to do their niche little responsibilities.
Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
You are seen! There are thousands of “you’s” out there building permanently-temporary fixes out of digital duct tape. Users think it’s black magic, IT thinks it’s a security risk, management thinks it replaces IT, and you know it just keeps things moving while everyone else talks about the big software overhaul that’s way overdue but always 6-36 months down the road.
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Haha I’m actually from an IT background! I started doing it because I was tired of paying like $1000/month for 7361618 little programs.