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From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: file attributes
Message-ID: <19440@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 30 Jun 91 18:11:45 GMT
References: <1831@sranha.sra.co.jp>
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II)
Organization: Cheeseburger in Paradise, Le Select, St Barts., FWI
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In article <1831@sranha.sra.co.jp> erik@srava.sra.co.jp (Erik M. van der Poel) writes:
>How about trying to spec it out as much as possible, and then
>implementing a few prototypes without letting end-users get their
>hands on them?

NO!  That's the whole point behind market-driven design.  If you
release three or four designs into a free market, the market will
pick which one it likes best.  It often picks designs some of us
can't stand (MS-DOS), but in theory, it won't warmly embrace a
total loser just because you or I think it is a wonderful design.

Try not to lose sight of why programmers program - it isn't for
their own personal joy and self-satisfaction - it is so their
employers can convince users to buy the product to pay the
programmer's salaries.
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