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Dead Dave, Founder of Wendy's
Paul Hovnanian P.E., you should try our classic single cheddar burger,
just 99 cents (!)
Finally (!)
You know when the books on 'RAD' and
'Extreme Programming' appeared, I thought
they were good ideas.
Now I think they are code words for 'crappy
software' and 'employer exploitation of
contract programmers'. Note - that some
of the RAD ideas (books) were written
by miblosoft people.
Some of the best, most useful and most
stable software systems in the world
were not 'thrown together' but built up
painstakingly over decades, building in
the best ideas.
You know, one of the problems of a group
like this is that when posters say 'software'
they almost always mean desktop applications.
But desktop applications do not run our
society. It's the big information systems
that do. The air traffic controller
software, the NORAD software, the traffic
control software, railroad routing, airplane
reservation systems, police databases,
IRS systems, Social Security information
systems, ADP payroll -- and so on...
just 99 cents (!)
We don't so much care how easy it was for the vendor to crank out. In
fact, in my experience, platforms that support quick and dirty s/w
development tend to get exactly that kind of product built for them. And
then we, the end users, have to pay.
Finally (!)
You know when the books on 'RAD' and
'Extreme Programming' appeared, I thought
they were good ideas.
Now I think they are code words for 'crappy
software' and 'employer exploitation of
contract programmers'. Note - that some
of the RAD ideas (books) were written
by miblosoft people.
Some of the best, most useful and most
stable software systems in the world
were not 'thrown together' but built up
painstakingly over decades, building in
the best ideas.
You know, one of the problems of a group
like this is that when posters say 'software'
they almost always mean desktop applications.
But desktop applications do not run our
society. It's the big information systems
that do. The air traffic controller
software, the NORAD software, the traffic
control software, railroad routing, airplane
reservation systems, police databases,
IRS systems, Social Security information
systems, ADP payroll -- and so on...