Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!igor!yoda!jls From: jls@yoda.Rational.COM (Jim Showalter) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Second System Effect Message-ID: Date: 24 Feb 91 00:06:38 GMT References: <30512@mimsy.umd.edu> <448@data.UUCP> <30619@mimsy.umd.edu> Sender: news@Rational.COM Lines: 12 I think you either get creeping featurism, in which massive amounts of new functionality are added in an unplanned and incremental manner, much like evolution (and about as successfully, if you think about lower back pain, the veriform appendix, and other goofs!) OR you get a wish list of deferred features, all of which are designed into the second system. Which works better? Beats me--I've seen both approaches fail miserably. -- ***** DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are my own. Duh. Like you'd ever be able to find a company (or, for that matter, very many people) with opinions like mine. -- "When I want your opinion, I'll beat it out of you." Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com