On Dec 10, 2008, at 5:16 PM, bvz wrote: > I'm surprised that people think my idea is that complex (although what > do I know? I have never actually written any software even 1/100th as > complex as MW). It seems like most of the work is already done. MW > can download transactions. MW already classifies different > transactions based on some set of internal (and user defined) > criteria. This would simply (hah! there's that word again) extend it > a bit. > > I guess that I am just an interface nazi because most software seems > to miss the mark for me. I actually have a "thinking" box parked on > the desk in front of me but I still have to "do" everything myself. > It is analagous to power steering. It may be assisted, but I still > have to steer - which really seems to shortchange the possibilities we > have with such powerful and interconnected machines. The mission > statement shouldn't be "make steering simpler"... it should be "get to > destination with less effort". All too often I think our software > goals are to mimic analog methods too closely rather than think about > what the ultimate purpose of the activity is in the first place. > > Of course, once again, I have never actually written such a complex > piece of software so please treat this as a "hmmm... wouldn't it be > interesting" comment rather than a criticism.
Ben, It's not that it's hard to create something like this, just that it would be difficult to make the interface simple. Most rule-based systems need a way for users to set the rules, which means, they need to have lots of choices that are understandable. That's the tricky part. Peace, Kevin Hoctor [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Thirst Software LLC http://nothirst.com http://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" 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/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
