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[John F Haugh II]

In article <1831 at sranha.sra.co.jp> erik at srava.sra.co.jp (Erik M. van der Poel) writes:
>How about trying to spec it out as much as possible, and then
>implementing a few prototypes without letting end-users get their
>hands on them?

NO!  That's the whole point behind market-driven design.  If you
release three or four designs into a free market, the market will
pick which one it likes best.  It often picks designs some of us
can't stand (MS-DOS), but in theory, it won't warmly embrace a
total loser just because you or I think it is a wonderful design.

Try not to lose sight of why programmers program - it isn't for
their own personal joy and self-satisfaction - it is so their
employers can convince users to buy the product to pay the
programmer's salaries.
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