I probably should have qualified that a little more. If I develop a "thing" from scratch, and just dive right into coding, it might take two weeks. If I spend time to gather requirements, spec it out, do a good design, and then implement it, it might take 2.5 weeks, and the coding will start after two full weeks have elapsed. In other words, I'll spend slightly more time working, but spend one fourth as much time actually coding. That gives the perception that things are moving faster with the 'ad hoc' approach, but it's not really true, because the coding takes 4 times a long.
To round out the scenarios, I'll easily gain back that extra half a week down the road because the code will be better structured and make maintenance easier and faster. And more likely than not, the savings will be measured in weeks or months, not days. In either of those time tables, using a framework or not is pretty irrelevant. Though if you're making changes to an existing application and the app already uses a framework, it has the potential to reduce the amount of new code you actually need to write to make the changes. And no, those times aren't just pulled out of my ass to prove a point. They're made up, but the relative lengths are based on experience. cheers, barneyb On 8/11/05, Michel Deloux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Barney. "Percieved development speed is governed by the > methodology, not a framework.". Really great! > > MD. > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 50 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214685 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
