On 26/09/12 12:40, Sumurai8 (DD) wrote:
> 2012/9/26 Platonides:
>> On 26/09/12 08:27, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote:
>>>> Yes, I know about MMP. It was introduced much later, after people were
>>>> already very used to doing things in an individualized manner. From
>>>> what I'm told MMPs aren't used much.
>>>
>>> So you think that even new users (I believe many users arrived after MMP
>>> were introduced) are not using MMP due to bad old habits of the other
>>> users?
>>> I've had a hard time trying to convince some users to use a MMP; I think
>>> it's not trivial to understand what models actually work and are liked.
>>
>> The reason is as simple as being much more easier, run mkdir and start
>> coding vs open a jira request to get a new MMP for a project which may
>> or may not be interesting (heh, most tools were probably born after
>> coding for a couple of hours after having a good idea) and which nobody
>> is wanting to maintain with you, probably.
>>
> 
> It is not hard to start coding in your own workspace and move code
> from your newly created directory to a MMP. A MMP doesn't necessarely
> have to be maintained by multiple users. While it's convenient having
> someone in the project that can jump in in case your tool breaks badly
> and you are not around to fix it, it is not by any means necessary.

Right. I was explaining why there aren't so many MMPs out there.


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