Re: Software Vendors

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:36 PM 12/1/99 , you wrote:
>I hate to disagree, but I take the exact opposite position.  Writing good
>software should be _ABSOLUTELY PARAMOUNT_, even when you're having a _bad_ 
>day.

I agree ... but designers, programmers, and testers are human too ... and 
everyone makes misteaks.

>   As far as the pressures, the old (and highly overused)
>good/fast/cheap/pick any two triangle comes to bear.  If the software is well
>written to begin with, it ends up saving the developers time in the long run
>when they go to upgrade it.  A weak foundation (see Windoze) makes for a 
>weak addition to the house.

I have yet to see an organization that chooses the correct two 
options.  Those pesky $'s tend to interfere with the choice.

david

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