Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Sat Jan 14 06:13:59 CST 2012
I'd suggest that you include that option in your own list, but drop it from the list you present to the client. A. Cell: 647.710.1314 Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. -- Werner Heisenberg On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen < hans.andersen at phulse.com> wrote: > A similar problem is the issue of the "quick fix". For a given task or > problem, if you present a number of options along with the pros and cons, > the client will almost always pick the option that takes the least amount > of time. Unfortunately, those almost invariably always are unstable or > unmaintainable. > > So, the next time you come across some code or database that looks to be > in very bad condition, consider that it might not necessarily be a > reflection of their poor abilities, but that the project suffered from a > constant pressure to produce a quick fix. > > - Hans > > -- >