Ronald Finkbine said: > This discussion is depressing. Like much of what passes for > computer science research today (look up words like [agile | > extreme] with software on Google), everyone has a new methodology > or new tool that no one else will use or will only work in small > amounts. We discuss and argue, words just chase each other around > the page, getting nowhere fast.
I agree the discussion is depressing (or perhaps mildly entertaining, if you're not a stakeholder). I'd just like to observe that several of the contributors to this discussion are people who haven't attended PPIG meetings, or published any related research, for a long time, if ever. The PPIG list was set up out of a well-established workshop series at which very few people come to promote new tools and methodologies. Instead, we are seriously interested in what works and why. We don't care whether it was invented in the 1960s, 1970s, or 200 BC. If you want to find a community that goes beyond what passes for computer science research today, take a look at www.ppig.org Alan -- Alan Blackwell Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/afb21/ Phone: +44 (0) 1223 334418 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
