RE: Not knowing

[Jeff Bull <Jeff.Bull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

... in addition ... some things are inherently complex; the are over
6,000,000 individual components in the latest version of the 747, though a
large proportion of the 6mil comprises simple rivets.

Now back to computer systems, the KISS principle is fundamentally correct,
since to design or create a program / system that is far more complex than
it needs to be does not make commercial sense - it takes longer to produce,
test, implement and is frequently a nightmare to support.  To this extent, I
agree with Leif.

Jeff Bull

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Bull [mailto:Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk]
Sent: 30 October 2002 14:19
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Not knowing


... a yearning for a return to the simple life ?

That sounds like a rather Luddite attitude for someone who earns their crust
in the computer industry.

I concur that it is sometimes unnerving using features that I don't properly
understand, however, I fly in passenger jets without worrying, yet I am not
a pilot or plane manufacturer; I am passingly familiar with the fundamental
principles of flight, and that is enough to allay any fears I might have
had.

Relax Leif, go with the flow ...

Jeff Bull


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