Luke Redpath;493876 Wrote: > Not really a philosophy I subscribe to. > > http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch06_Avoid_Preferences.php > > Perhaps its better to say too many preferences are evil. > > Of course, you're welcom to disagree and if so Squeemote might not be > for you. >
The referenced URL says: > > PREFERENCES ARE A WAY TO AVOID MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS > > Instead of using your expertise to choose the best path, you're leaving > it in the hands of customers. It may seem like you're doing them a favor > but you're just making busy work for them (and it's likely they're busy > enough). > With all respect, for any non-trivial software the assertion that there is a single best use path and that a business analyst/architect/programmer has the expertise to find it is terrifically arrogant. It also has more than a whiff of justification of programmer laziness: it's easier to hard code a value than look up a preference, and it makes support and debugging easier. However, the programmer shouldn't delude himself into believing he's running a benevolent dictatorship in the best interest of dim-witted users who arent clever enough to know whats good for them. -- stephenkca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ stephenkca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7820 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69471
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