On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Tim May wrote:
> "A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a
> simple system that worked ...A complex system designed from scratch
> never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start
> over, beginning with a working simple system." -- Grady Booch
What works for software is not necessarily extensible to other regimes. A
good example of this is how normal engineering practices are worthless for
writing code. There is zero reason to believe that as a general rule the
process works the other way any better. I'm not sure I'd want to be in a
building built like most software is. You wouldn't even need to hit them
with an airplane to knock them down.
And as somebody that has to deal with his approach daily I can say it
ain't perfect either.
Ask a Booch accolade to define 'simple' and 'complex' sometime. It's
pretty funny.
It's worth the additional insite to realize you're participating in one of
my 'worthless' forwards. As much as you bitch even you must admit (through
your actions if not words, and which speaks louder?) you got sucked into
them...not as worthless as you'd have people believe.
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