Bummer that the rivet/welding analogy has strayed from an example of "technology that has an impact at the highest design levels" to something used to deride IT in general. I know those are tongue-in- cheek comments but seem to be examples of a prevailing negative attitude toward IT, which is disheartening.
-Rob --- In [email protected], Gregg Wonderly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tharmananthar, Giri wrote: > > I am not actually convinced that the IT industry has even reached > > the "rivet" level of building architecture "welding" would seem > > a stretch goal at this point ;-) > > Right now we are all trying to decide what type of metal to use. > Fasteners are currently different types of rope. We've been > talking about how to tie knots in the ropes mostly so that things > don't fall apart. Rope is better than welding and rivets because > you can change it faster. > > Gregg Wonderly >
