My development work is mainly web based, and one of the advantages of running server-based code is how easy it is to demonstrate efficency increases through improving code.
The cost savings achieved by code optimisation/refactoring versus having to reinstall/upgrade/cluster your servers are huge, especially if you are running expensive platforms such as Oracle and Solaris. If optimising code means your platform can handle more customers for little cost, your business should see that as a good thing. Rob. On 6/10/05, Rowling, Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Systems Engineering used to be a compulsory subject at both UNSW EE/CS and > UTS EE; clearly it isn't compulsory everywhere! > Unfortunately most small businesses (includes many telcos, computer game > developers and some dot-com survivors) are unaware that the cost of a > project is inversely proportional to the effort put into the initial > specification, and just cannot understand the leap from small projects to > large projects. The usual result is they cease to be in business after a > while. > > - Jill. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Sharp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 10 June 2005 1:34 PM > To: SLUG > Subject: Re: [SLUG] the parable of the mudpile... > > > Is that not how every mud-hut building company works? ;-) > > I only hope the senior dev^H^H^Hmud-hut builder isn't on the SLUG list...! > > Rob. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > IMPORTANT NOTICES > This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this > email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject > of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its > affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named > addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in > favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because > this email was sent to you by mistake. > > If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, > distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of > Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the > mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete > it from your system and destroy all copies. > > Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in > accordance with applicable privacy laws. > > Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by > viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be > successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the > integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, > software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). > Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. > > If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic > communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for > clarification. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Rob Sharp email/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://sharp.id.au pgp: 0E2C C63B BA04 DEB4 7CC0 84FD 17E3 6AA4 87FB 62DF -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
