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Michael Champion wrote: > It's hard to argue with the proposition that logic, set theory, and a > deep understanding of RDBMS dogma (or OO dogma, for that matter) > *should* help one build successful complex software systems. > Unfortunately, I don't know of much evidence that it really *does* help. It would probably work very well if problems remained constant throughout a project (like, say, building a bridge across a river), but in high tech, they do not -- we have only a limited need for people who can create an algorithm to do a computation in Olog(n) instead of On(log(n)), but we have an enormous need for people who can track changing requirements and userscapes and refactor code violently and continuously to match them, and we have an even bigger need for people who help build consensus and communities of users. It's mostly flexibility and unscientific grunt work that brings success. All the best, David
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