Re: Variable comparisons

[Martin Stricker <shugal () gmx de>]

Dave Aronson wrote:
> On Tue December 2 2003 15:16, Chris Richards wrote:
>  > it is far cheaper to design a problem out of a
>  > product than it is to test a problem out of a product.  It seems
>  > to me that a large part of the software industry has yet to
>  > figure this out; it doesn't seem to get taught to the young
>  > people coming out of University,

> Unfortunately, this is only well-known THEORY, and rarely PRACTICED.
> The big question is why?  My guess is the standard excuse of schedule
> pressure, plus a desire to get quickly to what so many consider the
> fun part, the coding.  Any others?

Yes: Two minutes before the already published release date (always a
*bad* idea!) you have to include some new feature because your
manager/customer/other moron forces you to. Remember: Nothing does live
longer than an "emergency fix just to get it out". It will never be
replaced by decent code because "it works". Happened often enough in
projects I worked for...

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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