We all know that if you want to make something big, you have to compose it out of components — modules of some sort. You must be able to isolate parts. . . . It’s well known from programming, that this is not just a matter of division of labor because if you choose the wrong interface or an inappropriate one, the work explodes by a factor of ten — it’s not just a sum. | |
— Edsger W. Dijkstra | |
[Dijkstra doesn’t mention a “great” programmer is 10 times more productive (BY ANY MEASURE) than a “good” programmer, and good programmers can be 5 to 10 times more productive than “average” programmers. — kmab] | |
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A Factor Of Ten
January 17, 2011 by kmabarrett
Wow, could also be a supersonic weapons platform…