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Regards On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Joshua Marinacci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suddenly had a vision of a crane (the bird kind, not the > construction kind) in flight with a gigantic jet turbine strapped to > it's back. :) > On Dec 2, 2008, at 11:19 PM, Christian Catchpole wrote: > > > > > Yeah. I want to get a crane and put a turbine on it... That would be > > cool. > > > > On Dec 3, 3:01 pm, Joshua Marinacci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Dec 2, 2008, at 7:33 PM, Alexey Zinger wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> There was a discussion about predictability of custom design vs mass > >>> production. Yes, a lot of software developers work on highly > >>> customized solutions. But why would it be any other way? Software > >>> development is by definition writing new software. And most of the > >>> clients that can afford a significant amount of good developers' > >>> time are in enterprise space. So a lot of us are working on custom > >>> solutions for big players and in our spare time we play with > >>> projects near and dear to our heart. While many of us are keen on > >>> writing software for fun as well as work, no one in their right mind > >>> would sit down and write a custom web browser for their relatives; > >>> rather, we tell them to go download Firefox. > >> > >>> I see this is as being no different than what you see with, let's > >>> say, mechanical engineering. Highly customized solutions exist and > >>> are in demand, just not by your average person, who is content with > >>> going to a store and buying a mass-produced solution (car, drill, > >>> vacuum cleaner), whereas enterprise customers usually work closely > >>> with R&D and get that turbine or plane or crane designed and > >>> manufactured to their specifications. It's just that most of us not > >>> working in those industries, we're not as aware of that type of > >>> work. And when those people go home, a lot of them devote their > >>> time and expertise to "fun" projects. > >> > >> So do they work on open source cranes and turbines at home? That > >> would > >> be pretty damn cool! > >> -j > >> > >> > >> > >>> Alexey > > > > > > > > -- Amarjeet Singh Phone: +91-98712-76661 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
