Brown trousers time :~

[Lyle - CosmicPerl.com]

Peter Corlett wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 12:16:39PM +0100, Lyle - CosmicPerl.com wrote:
> [...]
>   
>> Good points. I'm just afraid I'll have to re-code chunks, seems I need to
>> just bite the bullet and get stuck in.
>>     
>
> Well, yes. In the words of Fred Brooks: "Plan to throw one away; you will,
> anyhow."
>
> If you don't already have a copy of the Mythical Man-Month, you might like
> to rectify that situation. He knows a thing or two about large software
> systems, having made millions of dollars of mistakes in the process.
>   
I'll have a look