tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637029744913569569.post1631816592143649795..comments2023-02-06T07:39:19.495-08:00Comments on One More Thing To Do: Cheap Code for Cheap ComputersRonald McCollamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02978859469558640103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637029744913569569.post-71079772931084895492016-01-05T07:47:03.141-08:002016-01-05T07:47:03.141-08:00Michael, that's exactly the mindset that keeps...Michael, that's exactly the mindset that keeps me (and probably others) from sitting down and writing something! My living room remote *is* actually useful to me, but isn't really safety-critical. I'm not advocating that people shouldn't think about scalability, correctness, security, etc. I am saying that thinking about these every single time when not necessarily warranted can be counterproductive -- the perfect becomes the enemy of the good.<br /><br />(Though I disagree about needing proprietary software. E.g. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/09/450-million-lines-of-code-say-large-open-source-and-small-closed-source-software-projects-are-worst-quality/ )Ronald McCollamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978859469558640103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637029744913569569.post-68055567582287560972016-01-05T02:06:43.654-08:002016-01-05T02:06:43.654-08:00But what if you wish to something that is actually...But what if you wish to something that is actually useful? Or, FSM forbid, safety-critical? You'd have to employ a REAL programmer using proprietary software!Michael Kingsford Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610344772081162910noreply@blogger.com