Levi Pearson wrote:
I'm not sure why it's necessary to come up with something better
before criticizing what exists. Broken things are broken regardless
of whether something better currently exists. There are, in fact,
reasonable arguments against using most broken things even when there
are no better alternatives. Those arguments won't always win in every
situation, but that doesn't make them unworthy of consideration.
Finally, ease of implementation is NO EXCUSE for brokenness. If X is
broken but easy to implement, and Y is not broken but difficult to
implement, then the existence of Y does not preclude arguments against
X simply because Y is hard. Sometimes the right solution IS hard.
True! Taking my airplane analogy from my last post into this one:
Jumping off a cliff is an easy way to implement flying. Unfortunately
it won't last long. Making an airplane takes much longer than jumping
off a cliff, but you'll probably be fine when you land....
Brandon Stout
http://mscis.org
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