What? you mean maintainable, effective code is ruining the economy? This is a joke right? Microsoft follows this idea, but they really are in it just for the money and nothing else, and that is ruining our economy.
Microsoft idealogy: 1. Write it well enough to be easy to use. 2. get everyone on your software. 3. pass better software (aka "enhancements") later with flaws still. 4. force better computers to run the new software (ineffecient code). 5. repeat step 3. But if you write it well the first time you don't make as much money, but you gain lots more respect and reliablity, so when you do send out enhancements, they won't be in quotes *quote motion with fingers*. the Microsoft idea is good for games and NON-CRITICAL systems. but you would want reliablity for critical things. Yeah you can rent the cheap scuba gear, but would you trust it? > -----Original Message----- > From: drieux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:07 PM > To: begin begin > Subject: Re: speed and perl > > > > On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 08:36 , Dennis G. Wicks wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > > >> Computing power is cheap, programmers' time is expensive! > [..] > > The cost of inefficient programs is cumulative and results > > in increasing all the infrastructure costs because of the > > requirement for more and more "cheap" computing power. > [..] > > but that also means more goods and services as more > manufactured products are release to compensate for > bad coding. > > in like manner coding it badly the first time also > means that if and when the project is identified > as 'under-performing' - then of course there is > all sorts of employment opportunity for managers, > designers, and even software developers. > [snip] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
