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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-12 06:47:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why not "standardize" the Booch Components? (was Re: is Ada dying?) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:33:18 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9q6rf0$3kd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3BC5D730.DA950CC7@boeing.com> <9q4pa7$1ad$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1002893600 3725 136.170.200.133 (12 Oct 2001 13:33:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Oct 2001 13:33:20 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14389 Date: 2001-10-12T13:33:20+00:00 List-Id: Yeah verrily! Libraries that provide dozens of generic parameters, etc., in an attempt to allow you to configure every possible option just get too confusing to use easily. If I was building one from bottom dead center, I'd pick a target usage (realtime, workstation apps, whatever) and make a simple version that worked well for one set of uses. If it has any success, you can always build similar, alternate implementations that provide different options if you think there is any demand for it. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Lutz Donnerhacke" wrote in message news:slrn9sdahp.k4.lutz@taranis.iks-jena.de... > > OTOH most of programmers I spoke to do not like the fairly adaptable > libraries because they are confused by the huge amount of options. So the > recode there own libs, because they are faster to develop and verify them, > than understanding the library. Of course, that's just another instance of > the Not Invented Here Syndom, the most common open source disease.