[ On Sunday, February 27, 2000 at 01:25:39 (-0800), Paul Sander wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: use of CVS modules for sharing files considered highly dangerous!
>
> Nope, absolutely not. Shops that use the modules database in the way I
> have described have at least acknowledged that software reuse is a good
> thing because it is cheaper to maintain the code that way. That is a
> big step in the right direction. So while reusing source code is definitely
> not an optimal solution, it is much much better than not reusing the code
> at all as Greg recommends.
Did I say software re-use was a bad thing? I don't think so -- I
certainly don't believe that myself.
What I did say, and I repeat here again: Software reuse with CVS
modules is a bad thing.
> Yes, it can get out of hand, but it also allows great flexibility in
> managing the users' workspaces.
Yup, lots and lots of rope already conveniently tied into nooses and
hanging ready from the gallows....
I'm not saying you can't do it or that it's impossible -- I'm just
saying that doing it is more likely to get you into even bigger trouble
than you would be if you didn't ever reuse any of your code.
--
Greg A. Woods
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