Yeah. I want to get a crane and put a turbine on it... That would be cool.
On Dec 3, 3:01 pm, Joshua Marinacci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 2, 2008, at 7:33 PM, Alexey Zinger wrote: > > > > > > > There was a discussion about predictability of custom design vs mass > > production. Yes, a lot of software developers work on highly > > customized solutions. But why would it be any other way? Software > > development is by definition writing new software. And most of the > > clients that can afford a significant amount of good developers' > > time are in enterprise space. So a lot of us are working on custom > > solutions for big players and in our spare time we play with > > projects near and dear to our heart. While many of us are keen on > > writing software for fun as well as work, no one in their right mind > > would sit down and write a custom web browser for their relatives; > > rather, we tell them to go download Firefox. > > > I see this is as being no different than what you see with, let's > > say, mechanical engineering. Highly customized solutions exist and > > are in demand, just not by your average person, who is content with > > going to a store and buying a mass-produced solution (car, drill, > > vacuum cleaner), whereas enterprise customers usually work closely > > with R&D and get that turbine or plane or crane designed and > > manufactured to their specifications. It's just that most of us not > > working in those industries, we're not as aware of that type of > > work. And when those people go home, a lot of them devote their > > time and expertise to "fun" projects. > > So do they work on open source cranes and turbines at home? That would > be pretty damn cool! > -j > > > > > Alexey --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
