Nick wrote >Sounded like a classic scalability problem.
I would guess otherwise. This would be an interesting geekish debate to have. My guess is that its akin to the problem with Star Wars software, which was assumed to work first time untested. From what I read, their software did not lend itself to real live testing before election day. So, it glitched badly, as one would expect the first time in the field. My software work has often been with firmare that runs 20,000 feet below the surface, with no chance to fix anything once it goes downhole. Field testing in real wells is essential, even for software that has run perfectly without intervention in the lab. It's easy to field test and fix software that helps field operatives identify and talk with prospective voters before the election. If there's a major problem found in Cleveland in July, it can be fixed and the fix sent out nationwide in a few days. But, with the Republicans, if I understand correctly, their software was for election day only....counting voters off a list and then providing lists of pro-Romney voters who haven't voted yet. If it glitches on election day, the best programmers in the world couldn't get the patch out in time. That's my guess, anyways. Does anyone else want to play detective. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
