I like that Allister. I guess that was one reason the new small syntax so appealed to me. It solved the problem. Rather than just offering a workaround.
Cheers, Dan On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Allister Jenks <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 00:45, The Editor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Fixing things right... >> BoltWire Blog -- May 20, 2009 >> >> One thing I've noticed with software development is that it's often >> tempting to fix things quick, rather than fix them right. Since >> BoltWire has been a labor love, and not a commercial venture I've >> tended to do the latter. I think it's one of BoltWire's strengths. > > I have a motto: Solutions, not outcomes. > > I just wish folks at my place of work would use it. They seem to have been > using the reverse for the last 20 years (I kid you not, 20 years of bad > decisions!) > > I also heard another phrase - I don't remember where - that really makes you > think about what you're doing. It fits with the above motto too. > > "What you are doing is right but is it the right thing to do?" > > -- > Allister > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
