Extreme
Pretty soon, all programming will be web programming. And I thought I was making extreme statements to make a point in my last two blog entries! I wonder if Mr. Atwood understands how much programming goes into all the hardware devices that surround him? That code isn’t written in Ruby or Javascript. As for my extreme statements about how readily software is changed, I leaned pretty heavily towards one idea. I’m not usually one to have an strong opinion out to an extreme. Engineering is all about trade-offs and holding to extreme ideals doesn’t seem to fit with good engineering. I discussed the Averse To Change essay with some friends and read the comments from all of my readers (thanks you two!). One thing that came up was the idea of using the right tool for the right problem as a bigger reason to use software, not just because it’s easy to change. But what is it that makes software the right tool? I’d say it’s the right tool for ...