Re: Why and how do organizations select the OO

[visicom!rlk@nosc.mil (Bob Kitzberger)]

bs@alice.att.com (Bjarne Stroustrup) writes:

>mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman @ George Washington University) writes
>
>    They hired a _really_ big-name consultant (NOT a professor, Mark!)
>    to teach them his OO methodology and take a first crack at a design
>    for them. After collecting a very large fee, he walked away from the
>    project, leaving behind what they say is an unworkable design. 
>
>I realize you probably can't name names, but it would be nice if you could
>for two reasons. Firstly because charaltans ought to be exposed, secondly
>because someone could misinterpret your statement into something condemning
>lange groups of ``OO-experts'' as windbags who don't deliver. (there are
>no shortage of windbags and self-proclaimed ``experts,'' but no one field
>has a monopoly on them).

There is a possibility, of course, that the design was indeed 'good', but
the engineers on the project weren't qualified enough (read: OO-educated,
open-minded, etc.) to implement it.

	.Bob.
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