Re: Prototyping with Ada

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

John McCabe wrote:
> Code quality, yes (but your use of the term "right" is very
> important!). It is much more difficult to refactor an inadequate
> design at that point.

I agree that if the design is bad, it might be better to throw the
program away (perhaps salvaging some reusable components) and start
from scratch than to refactor. But that shouldn't be what you plan
for.  If you think you need a prototype, chances are you are unsure
about the quality of your design. If that happens to me, I don't make
a "protoype"; instead, I go back to the drawing board and seek a
second opinion.

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Ludovic Brenta.