I think I heard this one before. Nevertheless, +1 on "reuse is not a technology problem to be solved - it is a cultural one"
My addition to the dialog: (last line) Man: I prefer some vodka, straight, by the bottle. H.Ozawa Gervas Douglas wrote: > <<Last night, I sat in a restaurant and, as usual,wound up overhearing > a conversation in the next booth about IT. Seems like there's an IT > person everywhere you look these days, talking about how the latest > integration project is going, or how he can't find talent, or how he > loved my last column (OK, maybe just wishful thinking). One subject I > keep hearing about more and more is assembling applications from parts > instead of building them. Hmmm, composite applications—that sounds > nice. Let's listen: > > Woman: "So did you hear that our developers assembled > the new taxation system out of pre-built parts? They got it > done in just eight weeks." > Man: "Wow. We tried that but we couldn't get our > developers to trust anybody else's code. They just rewrote > everything." > Woman: "Well, you should buy them some reuse tools so > they can tie into other systems." > Man: "We tried that, too, but they say the tools just slow > them down. Now, we are thinking about bringing in an > integrator to take over." > Woman: "Hmmm. That sounds nice. Should we order > wine?">> > > I know - sad isn't it? Well at least she had the wit to think of > getting a drink. > > You can read about this exciting tale of techy romance and reuse at: > > http://www.bijonline.com/index.cfm?section=article&aid=792# > > Gervas > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
