Re: Fwd: Re: [Gnumed-devel] GNUmed brochures (was When will GNUmed be ready)

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 10:41:54AM +0100, Hilmar Berger wrote:

> > > Without a clear vision, your specs will be wrong (written down or not),
> > > which will finally result in useless code.
> > Absolutely not true. I have no idea what gives you this impression. A 
> > vision 
> > can develop while you code. It takes longer but it is way better than a 
> > vision that is screwed.
> I guess that is the point we disagree. You say that it is
> better to start coding even if you are not sure what you
> exactly want.
No. What he's saying is that it's better to *code* by one's
non academically sound vision rather than not coding by a
superb design plan.

> I am quite convinced that making a at least
> rough plan (specs) before starting to code will save you
> time in the end.
So, where are your specs ?

Karsten
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