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,d89b08801f2aacae X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-07 03:51:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!newsfeed.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!borium.box.nl!newsfeed.wxs.nl!news-x2.support.nl!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost? Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 14:05:43 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <4519e058.0204290722.2189008@posting.google.com> <3CCE8523.6F2E721C@earthlink.net> <3CCEB246.9090009@worldnet.att.net> <3CCFD76A.A60BB9A8@flash.net> <3CD0A3B8.7B7C8622@san.rr.com> <3CD32114.D45C3978@flash.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1020708344 4974 136.170.200.133 (6 May 2002 18:05:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 May 2002 18:05:44 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:23628 Date: 2002-05-06T18:05:44+00:00 List-Id: I'd agree that "Q" does not necessarily imply "D". But in a sense, what you describe is a kind of design (informal though it may be) over time - partly possibly by trial and error or deep meditation, etc. You come up with large quantities of code that have broken the problem up into well defined chunks and then you can quickly glue them together into a working, reliable application. That sort of thing can work quite well. I think where it breaks down is when you have a development project that may not be well understood, well defined/scoped, and starts involving a larger number of people. Then you've got to be a bit more rigorous or you end up in trouble. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "Gary Scott" wrote in message news:3CD32114.D45C3978@flash.net... > > This wasn't intended to be a bragging session as I don't claim to be a > programmer (electronics engineer), just modifying the definition of > "Q&D" slightly. >