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Re: [LDAO] Editor Feedback requested
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lugnet.cad
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Sun, 15 Nov 1998 06:31:44 GMT
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lpien@ctp.iwantnospamSPAMCAKE.com
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Steve Bliss wrote:
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> Mike Stanley writes:
> > Speaking as someone who would only ever use it as a modeler, I'm
> > wondering why one program has to be all things to both groups?
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> Because I belong to both groups, and I'd rather use one program than two.
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> More importantly, there is significant overlap in the functionality--all the
> moves, rotates, color change, etc. applies equally to modeling and authoring.
> The big problem is that authoring requires direct access to the text, and
> modeling is better being hands-off on the text.
If there is core functionality that both programs use, make that
functionality into reusable components, use a common code base and build
two different executables. While VB is not the ideal language to do this
in, it'll do, especially if you're using VSS. Or, switch to a real
language now while you aren't totally baked in. I of course advocate
Java for this sort of thing.
> > I know you're doing this gratis, and I understand that two separate
> > programs would probably mean twice as many e-mails, questions to
> > answer, etc, but it sounds like you're concerned about settling for
> > "almost there" on two sides.
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> No, I want "exactly there" for both. If it's possible. I might settle for
> 99% there. But I tend to be a 1%'er, so maybe 99% isn't good enough.
Well, obviously you work for a corporate IT department. :-) As a
consultant, I'm trained to convince people that 80% is good enough. And
it is. Get an 80% solution out there to your users and start capturing
"business"(1) benefits, then refine. If you analyse requirements till
you have it 100% right, the market will change out from under you while
you're stuck in analysis paralysis. (2)
1 - our business is pleasure, of course... :-)
2 - lugnet.com started out at 80% and I am glad it did. Todd didn't
wait. I'd like to think that a small part of that was my urging. It's
not at 100% yet, there's lots more good stuff to come, I believe, but
it's gotten better already and we all got benefit out of it right out of
the chute.
--
Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <364E7550.34FEF2CB@c...AM.com>... (...) Sorry but I have to point out that in most cases VB is a much faster, and easier to use programming language, Sure theres some trobles getting to lowlevel stuff but that's why (...) (26 years ago, 15-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: [LDAO] Editor Feedback requested
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| (...) Of course I'd do that. (...) Really? Which flavor of Java do you use? (direct all flames to lugnet.off-topic.debate) (...) :P Usually I'm just the opposite. (...) I think calling this 'analysis paralysis' is an exaggeration. In this issue, I'm (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad)
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