"tlmfru" <lacey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:Xh4Vj.16$xF6.15@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>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?????
>
You said not to take this seriously, Peter.
I think it is a perfectly valid serious statement. I fnd myself in
agreement
with it.
Of course, we know a lot more now than we did then, and some of the things
that were missing then, are now available.
For myself, I'm interested in what works, whether it fits the perceived
wisdom or not.
Having tried these approaches over a number of years now, I'm satisfied
that
it works, so for me, it makes sense to do it that way.
Pete.
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."
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