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Operational Excellence in April Fools' Pranks.

The author discusses the process and issues involved in a computer software-based April Fools' prank. He mentions what makes a prank funny or not, how to treat the software like any other feature including the ability to roll it back quickly, and the need to remember that the prank should have littl...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 54 - 58
Autor principal: LIMONCELLI, THOMAS A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2018
Materias:
Practical jokes
Computer software
April Fools' Day
Software upgrades
Application software
Wit & humor
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Sumario:The author discusses the process and issues involved in a computer software-based April Fools' prank. He mentions what makes a prank funny or not, how to treat the software like any other feature including the ability to roll it back quickly, and the need to remember that the prank should have little impact on operations.