Re: FW: Software Vendors

[nina jones <ddi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Expensive, and slow.  I had a client that said "Make this code monkey-proof, 
>I want to be able to sit a monkey in that user's seat and he (the monkey) 
>could do this right."  So we did, it had every bell and whistle known to man 
>(or in this cause woman), it double checked every dot on every i, it had 
>window lists for every field, with every possible value, it had commitment 
>control.  It did every thing it was supposed to do, but it took twice as long 
>to run.  After pouring three million dollars!!! into this system, they said 
>'we can't work like this, take some stuff out!'  So, yes, bug-free (both 
>program logic and user interface) is possible, as I am fond of saying 
>'Anything is possible with enough time and money!' - Jo Ann


what is that old saying, 'be careful what you wish for!'......

nj
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