Thread: Good software takes 10 years
Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think
PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at
Internet speed too:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think > PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at > Internet speed too: > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368 I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original article: http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right... regards, tom lane
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think > > PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at > > Internet speed too: > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368 > > I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original > article: > > http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml > > In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one > kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right... I am never sure if posting info about appropriate articles is ok for this list. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
:-) Thats cool. Sometimes it's hard to tell. It's not like you can ask "Hey guys, can I post about this nifty XYZ article I found? If you say no, I won't. I promise. Whoops, too late." So far as I've seen, things you've posted have been relevant. That article was about larger software projects and their maturement times. PostgreSQL *is* a larger software project. Bingo, it fits. :) Regards and best wishes, + Justin Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > > Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think > > > PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at > > > Internet speed too: > > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368 > > > > I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original > > article: > > > > http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml > > > > In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one > > kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right... > > I am never sure if posting info about appropriate articles is ok for > this list. > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue > + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > > Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think > > > PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at > > > Internet speed too: > > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368 > > > > I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original > > article: > > > > http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml > > > > In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one > > kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right... > > I am never sure if posting info about appropriate articles is ok for > this list. It works ... I did create a pgsql-advocacy ages ago that would be good for this sort of stuff, if ppl actually used it ... The only thing I'd suggest is prefixing with something like Article: <subject> just so that we all know that that is what the thread is about, but other then that, post away ...
--- Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > > Nice article about good software taking ten years to > develop. I think > > > PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being > developed at > > > Internet speed too: > > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368 > > > > I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the > original > > article: > > > > http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml > > > > In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more > than one > > kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about > right... > > I am never sure if posting info about appropriate articles is > ok for > this list. I believe that the article reinforces the idea that PostgreSQL is a maturing product but also a product that will require years of development before it starts running out of truly useful new features and fixes. If you find other articles that also help advocate the further development of the PostgreSQL code and community then by all means post it to the list. That's my two cents. Regards, Brent __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/