Comments on: An ABC of R2: L is for legacy systems http://niksilver.com/2008/12/03/an-abc-of-r2-l-is-for-legacy-systems/ Mostly about the management of software development Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Robin Houston http://niksilver.com/2008/12/03/an-abc-of-r2-l-is-for-legacy-systems/#comment-320 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:48:15 +0000 http://niksilver.com/?p=208#comment-320 I suppose it depends whether I’m being honest or glib. Honestly, it sticks in my mind (as perhaps in yours) as an example of how a quick fix can have unanticipated cost well into the future. Of course I find it more amusing to affect satisfaction that the pain only kicked in in earnest once I was safely out of the way, and in some situations it feels more appropriate to be amusing than honest.

I think it was an interesting kind of cock-up, the insidious kind that masquerades as a success for a year or two. A useful category to have in one’s taxonomy of failure, and perhaps one that can only really be appreciated through experience.

]]> By: Nik http://niksilver.com/2008/12/03/an-abc-of-r2-l-is-for-legacy-systems/#comment-319 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:48:57 +0000 http://niksilver.com/?p=208#comment-319 …and perhaps fondly. Or at least we can say “fondly” now that we don’t have to deal with it.

]]> By: Robin Houston http://niksilver.com/2008/12/03/an-abc-of-r2-l-is-for-legacy-systems/#comment-318 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:38:54 +0000 http://niksilver.com/?p=208#comment-318 Ah, I remember that particularly insidious database table!

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