Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:01:09 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Maintain Your Identity - Saab
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:10:24 -0400 "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> wrote: > "Saab Guy" <nothingnospamo.com> wrote in message > news:20050629054159.263e12dd.nothingnospamo.com... > > Newer isn't better, > > Correction: Newer isn't _always_ better. But generally speaking, designers > & engineers leave behind old designs for a reason...b/c the newer > design/engineering simply is better than the old one. Now you could argue, > that management also plays a role in design/engineering, in that, they want > to control costs. This forces designers/engineers to improve the product > while keeping costs low (perhaps, e.g, at the expense of better quality > materials). > > > plus newer generally has more bugs, then again some newer things have the > > bugs worked > > out. It's six or a half dozen... :) > > Agreed...as a programmer, I'm well aware of bugs. New code is always > buggier than older, more tested code. But the nice thing about new code, is > that while it may have bugs, it generally adds functionality or improves on > existing functionality. The same goes for car design/engineering (albeit on > a different scale). > > - tex Tex, I know. This is all true. It's always a mixed-bag so to speak. SaabGuy
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