From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_DATE, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Xref: utzoo comp.lang.ada:5852 comp.lang.c++:14385 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!weyrich!orville From: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Orville R. Weyrich) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: chief programmer team organizations was (c++ vs ada results) Message-ID: <1991Jun26.083501.423@weyrich.UUCP> Date: 26 Jun 91 08:35:01 GMT References: <1991Jun26.005625.25608@netcom.COM> Reply-To: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Orville R. Weyrich) Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting List-Id: In article <1991Jun26.005625.25608@netcom.COM> jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter) writes: >>The concept of an "elite" design team dictating system architectures >>to a "serf" class of coders is offensive to all but the most uncreative of >>Ada programmers. > >I may be misunderstanding your post, but from what I'm able to glean from >it, you don't think hierarchical decision making works on a project, and >that the alternative is a sort of enlightened egalitarianism. If so, I >disagree, based on my own experience. One does not expect bricklayers, >welders, pipefitters, etc to also design a skyscraper, Agreed. >any more than one But if I were a brick-layer, I would expect that there would be a suggestion box around somewhere for my input -- sometimes field observations are useful in catching oversights committed by the 'big boys'. Even better, the 'big boys' would practice "management by walking around." >expects an architect to wire the offices. This always seems to get cast Agreed. Also, it would not be cost effective. But I would be worried if the architect had no idea how to wire an office. -------------------------------------- ****************************** Orville R. Weyrich, Jr., Ph.D. Certified Systems Professional Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net Weyrich Computer Consulting Voice: (602) 391-0821 POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Fax: (602) 391-0023 (Yes! I'm available) -------------------------------------- ******************************