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From: Mike Silva <snarflemike@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Prototyping with Ada
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:30:37 -0700 (PDT)
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On May 20, 1:37=A0pm, "Peter C. Chapin" <pcha...@sover.net> wrote:
> Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> > Brooks, 1975: Plan to throw one away. This is accepted practice in HW.
>
> Is this really true? I don't see the people building large office
> buildings throwing one away.
>
Brooks uses the analogy of a new chemical process where they will
first build a pilot plant before building the full-scale plant.  Lots
of cutting edge stuff starts with a proof-of-concept unit.

Not being an expert by any means, I'd say most office buildings are,
at the engineering level, like most other office buildings.  When they
deviate too much then big problems do creep in.
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N53/lawsuit.html