On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:18:30 +1100 Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/02/10 00:09, Andreas Waldenburger wrote: > > On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 05:01:49 -0800 (PST) alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Andreas Waldenburger <use...@geekmail.invalid> wrote: > >>> But as I said: a) I am (we are) not in a position to impose this > >>> (We don't work with the code, we just run the software). > >> > >> I personally believe that the end users have _every_ right to > >> impose quality requirements on code used within their > >> business...although I may not bring this up in front of them at > >> meetings :) > > > > Huh? That's like demanding a certain type of truck or vehicle > > maintenance plan from a trucking company. Sure, you *could* do it, > > but that effectively only limits your options. I think there should > > be a clear separation of concerns here. > > If my truck contains food items that spoils quickly, I would want to > make sure that the trucking company takes good care of their > refrigeration system and that the truck have as little chance as > possible for breakdown due to poor maintenance. My point was that it should not be any of your concern *how* they do it, only *that* they do it. Back in the software world: Those guys write code that works. It does what it's supposed to do. Why should we care where they put their comments? -- INVALID? DE! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
