On Fri, 9 May 2008 17:29:09 -0500, "tlmfru" <lacey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I always think that there's nothing new in programming & computers
>generally: "plus ca change" etc.. The methods espoused by PD et al sound
>very much like the way we used to program, right back at the beginning of
>time: bash something together, see how it works, make corrections, add
>functionality - see? Don't bother about planning, develop incrementally,
>refine continuously, etc. The only significant difference is that modern
>methods involve the users far more frequently - as long as they have the
>time. Use of code-generators and all the current tools simply make the
>process faster: modern computer power makes it possible to discover and
fix
>problems much more easily and quickly. But what else is different?????
Now
1. Active has a name and written methodology
2. Airline magazines (and lesser authorities) say it is HOT
3. Computers are cheap
4. Users are involved
5. Today's highly competitive market, where only geniuses survive
In the old days
1. A bunch of inarticulate geeks scrambling to get something working
2. No alternatives
3. Computers were an expensive 'investment', not an expense
4. Developers thought they knew the business
5. Monopolies, which didn't need to be competitive
Do you see the difference? It's all in spin and self-delusion.
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