Hands-on Experience Helps Programmers Trim Busywork for Others
Chris Lose, PLSN’s LD-at-Large, worked as a moving light tech, dimmer tech, and crew chief before finally moving to the front end of the snake. He credits the years he spent tinkering on moving lights in the shop for giving him the insights to be a more effective, streamlined programmer. As he notes in PLSN’s March issue, “the most efficient way that programmers can support their team is by helping them to avoid busywork. I have seen several programmers send technicians up into the rig to sort out a fixture only to realize that they hadn’t even attempted a soft reset before ringing the alarm bells. Often, a reset or two is all that a fixture needs to straighten up.”
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