On Wednesday, May 09, 2012, D. Michael McIntyre wrote: > ...It's a prettier example of the same sort of breed as that car.
After a bit more reflection, it occurs to me the real problem is not the eclectic design, but that every neat little gizmo bolted onto this thing was manufactured by a different company. We've got imperial and metric measurements, different voltage standards, three-phase motors that have to be fed with a rotary converter, etc. All the parts were made to different standards, and most of the manufacturers are long since out of business, so if you call the number stamped on the part to ask someone a question, you're going to get a disconnected message, and then you're going to have to figure it out for yourself, or build a new part from scratch. I usually get stuck doing the latter myself, because I'm just no good at getting into other people's heads. I guess this problem affects all software development, but I wouldn't know that, because I'm not a professional by any means. I guess Rosegarden is my rude awakening to all the jubilation and glee I missed out on by being a liberal arts major. No great loss. Software is a pain in the ass. -- D. Michael McIntyre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
