The Analyst
The Analyst Lyrics
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Guess who's hiding from programs set to year?
It's some coding veterans
Brokers, priests, and analysts
Systems of transporting could stutter
Victims of looting
Trust in government
The age of cobol
Wired, you've got people worried is it true?
The Analyst's song "The Analyst" starts with the line "Zero's coming," which refers to the Y2K or millennium bug that many computer programmers predicted would cause widespread system failures when the date rolled over from 1999 to 2000. This opening line sets the tone for the rest of the song, which speaks to the fears and anxieties of technology, government, and financial systems breaking down.
The song goes on to describe "coding veterans," "brokers, priests, and analysts" hiding from the programs and systems that they themselves have created. The mention of "transporting" and "looting" creates a sense of chaos and instability in the infrastructure, and the repeated mention of trusting in government seems to suggest that The Analyst is critical of government agencies' abilities to manage technological advancements.
The line "the age of cobol" refers to the programming language COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) that was widely used in many of the computer systems that were at risk for Y2K failures. The closing line "wired, you've got people worried is it true?" seems to emphasize the growing fears around the integration of technology into our lives and the potential consequences of this integration.
Line by Line Meaning
Zero's coming
An event of significant consequence is imminent.
Guess who's hiding from programs set to year?
Certain individuals are evading detection by sophisticated computer programs designed to track them.
It's some coding veterans
The individuals avoiding detection are experienced computer programmers.
Brokers, priests, and analysts
These programmers come from a variety of backgrounds, including finance, religion, and data analysis.
Systems of transporting could stutter
Infrastructure systems like transportation could experience disruptions or delays.
Victims of looting
Some people may fall victim to theft or robbery during the coming upheaval.
Trust in government
People may lose faith in government systems and leadership.
The age of cobol
Refers to an older programming language (COBOL) that is still used in many critical systems.
Wired, you've got people worried is it true?
The prevalence of technology and interconnectedness is causing concern and uncertainty among some individuals.
Contributed by Daniel P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
martramT
Hi, I got your video recommended by YouTube, and I wanted to point out something that is not known about my field which definitely touch the business analyst "job" or at least a major part of it. I have a masters degree as an "ergonomist"(often previously called human factor specialist) or more specifically in my case software ergonomist (which is often divided in UX researcher and UX designer, which can take many shapes, often watered down versions and more oriented towards production)
All the bullet points mentioned about the business analysts role are covered by ergonomics specialists, which as a focus in methodological research, limiting biases, and to iterate to propose the best user/client-centered solutions.
-Work with clients to understand the problems/ Use current data to understand the problems:
We can do various techniques depending of the context and availability, from shadowing/field observation (we watch and record the user or potential user do his tasks in his context, with or without a current product), individual interviews (controlled discussions recorded with either targeted or open questions, trying to understand the context, irritants, various potential needs), questionnaires (for broader groups, targeted questions, etc.), usability tests(on real product or prototype with planned scenarios and measures), and others.
all those are analyzed to assess problems, points that can be improved, to find opportunities for the business and/or the product present and future.
- Outline and communicate the client's requirements to the team:
We do this with analysis documents with recommendations and if it applies with static or interactive prototypes (in software.. there's also organizational ergonomics, physical ergonomics, environmental ergonomics, as consultants, in an office..)
We share our findings with managers, clients and/or the programming team.
This leads to actual solutions being developed.
The difference here with business analysts is our studies aren't in business or management, we are not focused on finances of the business, even though we claim that our methodology can save businesses a lot of money and employee ressources, and can lead to more usable and more targeted solutions.
We are specialists in research (limiting biases, from hierarchy, from groups, avoiding false-good-ideas and anecdotal informations as much as possible for example).
We are also specialists in the fields the solutions will be made for.
As a software ergonomics, I'm specialized in research (what shape should have an interview, pros and cons of various format and when to apply them, why context is important), cognition (how we process information, how we behave in certain conditions) and some physical aspects of the human body (understanding some limitations), and human-computer interfaces, the interaction with the system, the bests practices, what is confusing what is clear, what should be done in X situations, the differences between a range of various components that could seem to achieve the same goal for unaware people.
As you may understand, a large part of this is very high level, we do the research quite some time before any programmers will touch the solution. Our solutions could even reshape roles in an organization if the context allows it.
Our solutions can go to the finer details of a final product, even though usually other specialists will focus on the esthetics, and other people will code/build it, since both those role have an impact on the usage of the final product, we can be part of the whole process.
Anyhow, I thought it would be good to share this as our role is often misunderstood in companies.
Thanks for reading!
sujit chandanapurkar
@Ugo Chuks well honestly... I liked it so far...
For Pay and Respect on the floor is considered BA scores descent in both...
Its just that working in the field for 14 years... It's gotten bit mediocre... Cleche... However you call it for me...
For the difference between BA and DA, Alex has very nicely summaried that...
With that said... Its you who should Decide whether to pick Apple or Orange 🙂
They both taste good... Its all about what you like...
Hai Xie
Thanks for sharing your ideas. Those two tracks are in my consideration for my master degree and now, I feel that data scientist would be a good choice because I have a bachelor degree with business and DA can provide me with more technical skills .
Ahmed Youssef
This is literally my first comment on any Youtube video. I had to go out of my way and thank you for your videos.
I'm a BA (first year) that was hired internally within the company i work for and i have always struggled with even the basic functions of excel - I've been on the hunt of trying to figure out which way is best for me to grow, whether enrolling in masters degree, taking on certificates etc etc.. Your videos are making it a lot easier for me to make decisions and i hope you know you're probably doing the same thing to thousands of people out there - great work and keep it up :)
moneymitch
What did you do? A course?
Alex The Analyst
Hey Ahmed, that means so much to me! Thank you! Congratulations on your new position - I hope it's going awesome :D
DL
Honestly in real life I feel BA DA QA and PM are now combined into one BA role
SergEmm OL
What's QA?
Bunfire123
@Zeeshan Farooqi quality assurance
Realbigi
I also think that the two fields are merging together... Like I am currently doing a bachelor in industrial engineering with focus on data and services but i would kinda describe my knowledge more as a data analyst rather than a business analyst... And right now i am thinking about doing a masters as a business analyst or in statistics but it is a hard decision.
Ernesto Hernandez
Totally agree with this, that's my current situation :/
Rose S.Pt.
So I am)