Free Web NovelChapter 581: Chapter 318: This Is Modern Civilization!
"Wait a minute!"
Bai Mo was still a bit incredulous.
The testing process involved in this project was not simple. It required multiple reagents, various instruments, and the operation specifications were very strict.
Could the testing team that was pieced together overnight work effectively?
Could these testers remember the process?
It’s unrealistic!
Bai Mo leaned next to an experiment table, frowned, and saw a tester blending reagents.
"Are you blending a sodium carbonate-acetone solution?"
"How long have you been handling this entire testing process? Have you memorized it?"
The tester paused for a moment, turned to look at Bai Mo.
Initially, they didn’t want to engage, but upon seeing Professor Zhang, they recognized it was a superior!
Looking at Bai Mo, although unfamiliar, they didn’t dare to be negligent and quickly broke into a smile.
"Young man, don’t worry. I’ve been doing lab tests for thirty years!"
"I handle the bottles and jars on this lab table every day, more than I do my husband’s hands!"
"This is indeed the first time I’m doing this whole testing process."
"But breaking down these steps, such as blending, purification, acid-base solution preparation...I’m very familiar with these!"
"Besides, isn’t there a process chart over there!"
The tester aunt nodded toward the corner of the table, signaling Bai Mo to look.
On the corner of the table, a printed process chart was pressed under a glass board, detailing the testing steps after breakdown.
Only then did Bai Mo notice that the vast laboratory was filled with testers, all of them over thirty-five years old, each with extensive experience. Looking at the process chart, consulting colleagues, and they could complete the entire testing procedure perfectly.
The corn claw on his shoulder widened its fox eyes seeing the aunt skillfully peel the leaf veins with tweezers!
"Whoa?"
It must be said, this technique is very professional, compared to the senior brothers at Fox Mountain... not much difference!
"Do we really have so many experienced veteran testers?"
Bai Mo was slightly surprised, then heard laughter behind the mask of the aunt.
"Hey, not only do we have veteran testers, but also top experts!
"Look at this testing process chart. This step, what to do at each step, what to prepare, how to divide, what each part does, timing, flow, procedure, division of work—all designed clearly!
"I’ve indeed met many experts over the years, some theoretical, some experimental, but the expert who designed this process surely understands everything, top-notch!"
The tester aunt chatted away, Bai Mo stood beside, feeling slightly awkward.
Because the testing process being praised by the aunt was indeed copied from his proposal.
...
Following Professor Zhang across the workshop, through another door, the sound of fingers tapping keyboards filled the air.
It turned out to be hundreds of cubicle workstations, with hundreds of old programmers inside!
Bai Mo only needed one glance to determine they were old programmers...not by evaluating shallow traits like IDE tools, the glossiness of keyboards, screen splitting, typing speed, but accurately and directly by their hair volume!
In this room of programmers, there were Mediterranean, light bulb, bald patches; everyone’s hair volume combined couldn’t compare to Fang Xiaoyu!
They surely were old programmers!
Professor Zhang brought people in, but the programmers didn’t bother to acknowledge them.
Wearing checkered shirts, slippers, they were either coding, debugging, or whispering discussions without paying attention to Professor Zhang and the others...
Indeed, Professor Zhang was handsome, a dashing uncle!
Bai Mo was even handsomer, dazzlingly so!
Wu Qingyun, following behind Bai Mo was beautiful; so was Fang Xiaoyu!
But in the programmers’ world, all this was irrelevant!
In programmers’ world, only hair volume determines status!
Even if someone looks dashing, but if their hair is too thick, they don’t count for much in the programmer realm.
Occasionally, a programmer would sneak a peek at the corn claw on Bai Mo’s shoulder... this fiery red Immortal Beast looked chubby, with a large fluffy tail, appearing very cute!
"Huh? Professor Zhang, you’ve arrived?"
The project manager with a Mediterranean hairstyle greeted them with a sweet professional smile reserved for clients.
"Our development is going super smoothly!
"Everyone here is an old programmer, and we finalized the structure and division of labor since noon yesterday.
"By yesterday evening, we completed the embedded development parts and ran through the basic business logic of the backend, tested until early night, debugged until late last night, and it’s operational by this morning.
"This morning, we’re working on the frontend, optimizing interactivity, adjusting webpage structure, table functions, button styles, etc.
"This..."
Bai Mo furrowed his brow, sucked in a cold breath.
"This... this project... doesn’t need to be so urgent.
"Being busy during the day, understandable.
"Why the need for overnight shifts...
"This..."
The project manager paused for a moment.
"Huh?
"We know the project isn’t urgent.
"Oh, are you talking about overtime?
"We do overnight shifts not because the project is urgent, but it’s a tradition, basic operation, professional ethic!"
Bai Mo tugged at the corners of his mouth, looked at the programmers on the nearby workstations, their panda eyes.
"You... do you often work overnight?"
"Absolutely!
"Those who have worked for five years, have ten years’ worth of experience!
"Just by working overtime, we use one day as if it’s two!
"Otherwise, where does all the work experience come from?"
The project manager half playfully, half boastfully, led Professor Zhang and the others to the nearby sofa, opened a newly developed backend on the laptop, and showed them.
