[Tfug] pps's with audio

[James Hood]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:04 AM, erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>        Hmmm, I guess the answer is "no".  I used to think that MS was
> the maker of "bloat"-ware, that is, an application that has numerous
> features shoveled into it that begin to blur its scope. But guess what?
> Us too! The linux kernel, for example, gets ever larger with each
> iteration.

That is one definition of bloat, however I think the linux kernel's
features are still clearly within the scope of an operating system.
Adding additional features that were not originally thought of is a
fact of life in software development. In industry, I think one of the
largest causes of bloated software is the addition of feature after
feature without refactoring when appropriate. This is commonly found
in enterprise-level software, because refactoring is seen by
management as an unnecessary risk since it doesn't change
functionality or add new features. We still have a long way to go in
communicating the virtues of maintainable code to management.

Again, the linux kernel (and opensource software in general) doesn't
have these issues since major refactoring happens all the time.

James

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