Sujet : Re: The joy of FORTRAN
De : nospam (at) *nospam* example.net (D)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 01. Oct 2024, 20:28:14
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On Tue, 1 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:
On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 00:56:56 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
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Technically, I agree. However, as mentioned, PRACTICAL issues
intervene. Time/MONEY/reliability are also very important. These
ain't the filthy-rich 60s anymore so if it WORKS you DON'T mess with
it.
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There comes a point in many projects when you realize that the effort
helped define the criteria and while you have a better understanding of
the problem you really should scrap the code and start over. Time, money,
and ego involvement ensure that seldom happens.
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I think there's some old programmer saying from the beginning of time, that says something like the third time I completely rewrite the program it gets done right.
Don't remember the exact quote nor the originator sadly.
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