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Message-ID: <20031027085627.GB11538@nmt.edu>
From: houdini at nmt.edu (Bill Weiss)
Subject: Off topic programming thread

Mortis(m0rtis@...lphia.net)@Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 02:00:30AM -0500:
> How many people are on the list?  How much time does it take
> to read a message?  What's their time worth?
> 
> I have minimum math skills, but I think I can do this one.
> 1 person * 1 minute * $60/hr/person = $6.  OMG, did I do
> that right?  $6000 for every 1000 subscribers.  Plus most of
> the list makes a lot more than that.  Especially in business
> terms where you at least double the salary costs.  You guys
> suck.

1 minute at $60/hr is $1 / minute (1 min * 60 $/hour / 60 min/hour = $1)

> Back to your thread:
> > BRETT: Are you trying to say that the standard library
> > is badly written?
> 
> I will say it.  Your risk management system is shoddy as
> well.  Not that I'm blaming you.  Been there.  Done that.
> Felt the pain.  Probably do it again.
> 
> It's poor quality.  Tell the truth.

>From the sounds of it, no.

You only need to validate data at the times it can change.  If his app
validates at input (and stuff can't change, natch), then there's no need
to revalidate.

Sanity overrules dogma, sometimes.

-- 
Bill Weiss
 
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