On Feb 8, 2008 3:17 AM, Danny Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 7, 2008 12:14 AM, Noel J. Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's generally down to laziness, not good architecture. > > I don't think its fair to characterize the perfectly reasonable desire > to minimise the admin overhead of systems, and the size of the skills > base required as "laziness", it is in fact a strategy with reduces > both cost and risk.
IMHO the primary goal of 21st century software development is laziness maximization. For example, I will gladly spend an extra $99 for 2GB more RAM per server in a 5 node cluster over having my developers spend 1-2 days optimizing memory usage in their code. When I'm expecting my cluster to have 100 servers, then I can cost-justify having someone like Noel come in and tell me how to architect my system better so I don't have to spend $10,000+ on RAM, or how to do the same traffic with 50 servers. In the meantime I'll gladly take options that expand my flexibility and help me get by. MBA stands for "Master of Being Abeyant" * * abeyant - the only synonym of lazy that started with an A. -- Serge Knystautas Lokitech >> software . strategy . design >> http://www.lokitech.com p. 301.656.5501 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
