Skip Tavakkolian wrote:
http://www.joeyoder.com/papers/patterns/BBOM/mud.html
i offer my counter diatribe/extrapolation for peer review:
*snip*
elegance and efficiency of software become major factors only if a
software malfunction can adversely affect the survival of the
company that produces it; which usually means it must cause loss
of life or property.
Seems the automobile, tire, and tobacco companies have disproved concerns about
'loss of life', the Credit Card companies and tax man disproved the bit about
'loss of property', and Micros**t has confirmed both (given incremental 'loss of
life', i..e hours wasted..).
All we seem to have to worry about really is trans fats in the code and
politically incorrect statements...
No shortage of either... Beware of neighbors carrying rope...
;-)
Bill
