On 2/3/06, phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lazy programmers and feature creep. Having worked for a software > development firm, I can tell you these are the two biggest reasons we have > such Big Fat Hairy programs out there today.
In a previous life as a programmer, any bloat in the apps we were writing was caused less by "Lazy Programmers", and more by impossibly tight deadlines (as well as the aforementioned "feature creep", both caused by a project manager who just couldn't comprehend the fact that if a customer request was not in the original specs for the project, he was allowed to say "no". His favorite line, whenever one of us would point out the "feature creep" and deadline issues was "it's not rocket science" (his background was actually in rocket science). To this day, I wish I would've turned to him and said "you're right, it's not rocket science, it's computer science, good thing you hired programmers instead of aeronautical engineers." Fortunately for my employment status at the time, I resisted that urge. My point is that yes, there are lazy programmers out there (I've worked with some of them), but unfortunately, a lot of times the programmers are forced to take shortcuts that cause bloat, merely because they have no choice. Someone much higher then themselves in the chain of command has decreed that the app will ship on a specific date, and it's their job to put something together that is basically functional to ship on time, and then keep working on the first update pack to fix all the bugs you already know about, as well as all the bugs that the users will undoubtedly find. Kurt -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
