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On Sunday 17 January 2010 18:18:36 Eray Aslan wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 09:39:27AM -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> > From my understanding, isn't the same guy doing devicekit that did |
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> > hal? I'm not saying it won't be better because it should be. From what |
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> > I read a good while back, he learned a lot about the pitfalls of hal. |
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> > He, most likely, will know best how to do it differently this time. |
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> It is usually done right in the third version. First one too small, |
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> second one too big, third one just right :) |
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> I think it is called "Second System Effect" |
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Spot on :-) |
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As documented by Fredrick P. Brooks in his seminal collection of essays "The |
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Mythical Man Month". Published over 40 years ago, and still as true today as |
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it was then :-) |
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> I guess we will see if it is. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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