Re: OT: Why is C so popular?
On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 16:40, Kirk Strauser wrote:
> At 2003-08-28T18:37:34Z, Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net> writes:
>
> > I'd guess the latter. I've seen what could have been good software
> > engineering if management had been willing to work within the system.
>
> I wasn't thinking - 'nuff said.
>
> Yeah, I remember a particular manager that was duly impressed by the
> detailed and useful design documents that my team had developed. About 2
> months into the 6 month project, he wanted to know what the project looked
> like. "Oh, it's coming along well," we said. "See, we've already
> implemented and tested all of these components."
>
> "That's nice," said Manager, "but what does it *look* like?"
>
> Us: "Huh?"
>
> Him: "Can you demo the interface?"
>
> Us: "Erm, no. We won't even start on the user interface for another two
> months."
>
> Him: "YOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR TWO MONTHS AND YOU CAN'T EVEN DEMO IT?!?"
>
> Us: "Well, I can show you how the modules look. See? I just frobnitzed the
> knob from 500 miles away!"
>
> Him: "So, I'm supposed to tell my boss that there's NOT EVEN A DEMO
> INTERFACE?!?"
>
> Us: "Well, right...."
This is why programmers who have PHBs like RAD...
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