RE: Performance Review

Leif,
I agree as long as the T.S. programs are written in such a way that they can
be maintained by the mainstream programming staff.  If they are T.S. because
you have one programmer that uses techniques or op codes that the rest of
the staff isn't familiar with, then your whole maintenance argument goes out
the window.  Not all departments or all programmers can or desire to stay on
top of the latest techniques and, in some cases, may be more efficient
writing programs that use older techniques or op codes that they are
familiar with.  I'm sure we would all like to think that every P/A wants to
know all the latest techniques and op codes but it's just not real world.

Ed Chabot
The Marlin Firearms Company
100 Kenna Drive
North Haven, CT 06473
(203)985-3254

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:52 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Performance Review


From: Ed Chabot <echabot@marlinfirearms.com>

> I think you overlooked part of my response...If both the technically slick
> program/system and the not-so-technically slick program/system function
> correctly, then I would want the cheaper of the two.  I feel the same
about
> houses and bridges.
>

Maintenance !

A T.S program is probably easier to maintain down the road
(part of what makes it T.S.). Given that maintenance over the
lifetime of a system often costs 10 times more than the initial
development there *is* an economic incentive for T.S. programs.

Leif



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