On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:09:48 +0000, Allan Staller wrote:
>I tend to generally concur w/Brian, but I do want to add an observation.
>
>Any time there are (three of something) vs (one of something) you are (almost
>certainly) guaranteed to the one or more of the three, out of sync.
>Correction of "out of sync" conditions is generally painful and involves a
>great deal of research and time to correct.
>
>Or to say the above in the short and sweet manner:
>Two or more of something that don't agree, is worse than having nothing.
>
“never go to sea with two chronometers, take one or three”
-- The Mythical Man-Month
https://blog.ipspace.net/2017/01/never-take-two-chronometers-to-sea.html
>The above being said, most "out of sync" conditions can be prevented by
>application of appropriate operational discipline.
>It has been my experience that very few shops employ appropriate operational
>discipline.
>
>For this reason, I lean towards shared, rather than separate.
-- gil
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