Paul Bennett wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:59:39 +0100, Keith Gaughan <kmgaughan@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Which isn't a bad idea, but have you ever thought of the complexity
>> of these things? Most human endevours pale in comparison to the
>> complexity involved in software.
>
> A) You're over-reacting. It's just Philippe. In his world, anything that
> requires thought is badly-designed.
What can I say: I'm not having the best of days. I was in late for work
today because I stayed in late working on some thing and got a
bollocking for my trouble.
> B) I agree with you completely. There are more than one billion computer
> instructions in Windows. Even within the sorts of tolerances far beyond
> the kind accepted for other kinds of engineering, I'd expect millions of
> them to be erroneous. Computer systems have reached the kind of complexity
> that there's no concievable way to have a modern computer that will work
> as designed 100% of the time, let alone one that can be all things to all
> people.
Indeed, but people still expect miracles.
K.
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Keith Gaughan -- talideon.com
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