On 20 Jun 2007, at 09:35, Ovid wrote:
[snip]
Planning out a "dream" API is a wonderful and powerful thing and
when done correctly, it can be useful. Thus, writing POD first
*might* be a good idea. However, I do agree with Shlomi on this.
I have grown to appreciate the ability to evolve my code over time
and to refactor things at will. More than once I've delayed
refining an interface because I'd have too much documentation to
change. By doing things in small steps, but perhaps with a "dream"
interface in mind, I find it much easier to write good code.
And if you write up all of your tests first, how is this really
different from BDUF (Big Design Up Front) and all of the pain that
entails? Whenever I'm ordered to follow the BDUF path and then I
have to throw away half of the spec because I guessed wrong or I
created something difficult to work with, I have bell tower/deer
rifle fantasies.
[snip]
What Ovid said :-)
Adrian
