Russell, >>Further comments on the state of CS research and the stupid pressures on >>academics and research are definitely off topic for this list so I will >>not write the 2000 word essay. > >Russell, >I would be interested, even if it's off topic.
I don't think it is off topic. The pressures on commercial software development (mostly lack of resources such as time and money; get the product out of the door) are what results in many of its characteristics. I imagine many of the pressures on CS research are the same. Whether they are stupid or not depends on where you are sitting. Yes, they can lead to people having to making apparently non-optimal decisions, but what organizational structure is free of such defects? I agree there is no point ranting on about the state of affairs. But I think these issues need to be faced up to, not swept under the carpet. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
