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From: cole@farmhand.rtp.dg.com (Bill Cole)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: Software Engineering (was Re: Documenting OO Systems)
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.193310.249@dg-rtp.dg.com>
Date: 19 Apr 91 19:33:10 GMT
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|> David Hanslip replies to the world:
|> 
|> Sometimes the quality of postings to this newsgroup severely detract from its
|> value. This thread, and a couple of others that have diverged, started a few
|> weeks ago with my request for information on documenting OO systems. I was 
|> looking for "system" level tools.
|> 
|> I saw no useful USENET responses though I did receive some useful snail.
|> USENET responses degenerated into language wars and to the final nadir of
|> "I'm proud not to be a software engineer".
|> 

But that's the value of the group, David.  You can't control the responses.
If you ask a question which seems perfectly straightforward and somehow the
responses don't seem to have anything to do with the question, then you've
obviously struck a nerve.  I'll apologize for not sticking to your point,
but I don't think an apology for wandering off into an important discussion
is needed.

/Bill