Re: And so it continues...

[Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Pluta wrote:

> I'm not an elitist, really, but I do think that the current mindset of "plug
> and play" software has combined with the emergence of the non-technical CIO
> to create an environment where all development costs are seen as a cost
> center, and in order to keep costs down production software is being
> integrated (and that's being kind) by people who don't understand enough to
> keep it stable.  And that's because when it comes down to it, you have to be
> able to write good software in order to integrate it.  Software is NOT nuts
> and bolts; it's complex, complicated logic that's becoming more complex at a
> seemingly exponential rate.

I agree with the general tenor of your note.  Software is not like PVC 
pipe and elbows.  A little glue and anyone can do it...  I disagree that 
OSS is at fault.  I've learnt much more programming and a boatload more 
about infrastructure by using OSS than I ever did by using proprietary 
wizard-driven software from IBM, Microsoft or Lotus.  EGL is a prime 
example of the latest installment of IBM's 'programming for dummies' 
drive.
  --buck