Hi everyone, There is such a thing as code bloat which our wonderful programmers are genetically opposed, but also there is such a thing as system bloat which I for one am genetically opposed to.
System bloat occurs when, in the name of minimizing code bloat, users are required to add more and more programs and boxes to the computer to perform functions easily done in code. System bloat is far more pernicious than code bloat. A minor example of such perniciousness is trying to generate good CW in a multitasking environment. Generating good code should only be done one place in a multitasking environment. A better example is loading yet another very large program such as MIXW just to periodically generate a single audio tone for morse code when such a function already exists in PowerSDR and lacks only an interface. Similarly tying up two I/O ports and an external keyer box to generate "mechanical" closures for keying purposes is an even worse example of system bloat via hardware. If FlexRadio is ever to succeed in the land of appliance users, it must provide elegant solutions. Simplicity is the very soul of elegance. Some times a little bit more code generates a huge amount of system simplicity. To elegance! 73's Rob AB7CF _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
