The software package I’ve been working on, that is. “Going gold” is the term for cutting the gold CD that will be Version 1.0 of our new product. The boss is running out to get us beer as I type.
This is pretty cool! I’ve been a software engineer for 10 years, but this is the first shrink-wrapped direct to customer type of package I’ve ever worked on. Despite complaining bitterly many times over this product, I’m actually sorta proud to have worked on it.
Not to mention, bossguy (y’know, the one I complain about all the time) has given us several extra days off around the 4th of July, since we all put in overtime. All in all, we’ll get a 6 day weekend. So he is pretty nice, after all…