On 10/27/07, Sam Larbi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/27/07, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I used to be but I'm taking a more pragmatic approach now-a-days.
> > Sending code into the big bad world, never to see it again, and having
> > my reputation rest on it's success or otherwise. Get it right, get it
> > out.
> I'm not sure what you mean by that.  Could you explain? (I know its off
> topic from your original post, which is why I changed the subject, but I'm
> interested nevertheless).

Without wishing to speak for Barry, I suspect he means that continuous
improvement is a luxury you can afford when you will be working on the
code throughout its lifetime. If you have just one shot to write code
and release it to a client - and you won't get a chance to improve it
after that - it had better be good, out of the gate!

I agree. Code I write for myself and my startup (and to some extent
for open source projects where I'll continue to be involved), I write
fast and then refactor. Code I write for clients gets refactored
during my time on the project but I aim to have it be as good as
possible before I have to give it up.

Make sense?
-- 
Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN
An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/

"If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive."
-- Margaret Atwood

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