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From: a1157@mindlink.UUCP (Reece Markowsky)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: some advice to a software engineer
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Date: 17 Sep 90 22:55:37 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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>>> Josef Moellers Writes:
< ... >. Only a very strong person can withstand this pressure.

Even if You say to yourself: "Better late than bad", Your neigbour will
deliver junk in time and win the contract. Nobody will ever find out
what YOU might have delivered a week later. HE will state that the
repairs he'll have to make to the product are "necessary" or whatever.
Look at the stuff around and You see what I mean.

  I feel this is a very SHORT TERM out look on what is important in the design
of quality software.  If the "neighbour" is the type of developer that is
willing to deliver "junk" to gain contracts, in the short run he may very well
win these.  However, when the dues are to be paid  (maintenance, long-term
reputation etc)... that Junk-Dealer will lose.

(just a few thoughts from a very disillusion future-software engineer)

 (/
 /) R J M