At 10:24 2009-07-21, MB Software Solutions, LLC
<[email protected]> wrote:
>SET VENTING ON
I can do that, too.
>Had designed this really quick and very dirty app back in 2004 using a
>real shitty design from a vendor who couldn't complete the work. I was
I can do that, too.
>only being allocated $2k for the project and so I really just got it
>working to the point of being technically correct for the time. It was
>using a Visual Foxpro backend at the time. Fast forward 5 years and the
>client has me change it to use a web database so that he can use it from
>various locations in the state. Upon changeover, several "leak points"
>become obvious and still there's some leftover bugs. What a PITA. If I
>just would have scrapped what they had and started over with a good
>design, I probably would have spent less time on this gig--which had a
>fixed price tag--so as time goes on and I continue to fix it, my profit
>margin is ever-sinking. :-(
Why is it fixed-price forever?
>SET VENTING OFF
>
>I would say that when you have to use a non-VFP backend, it may force
>you to design a bit better. It's not a slam against VFP; it's just that
>VFP lets you get away with bad designs moreso than if you had to use a
>different backend.
>
>Your opinion?
Bad designs do not always come back to bit you. If they did,
then you could point to every case as support. Technical debt does
not always end up having to be paid. Since technical debt is often
situational, it can sometimes be avoided. "sometimes" is not equal
to "always".
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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