SciD: the humble beginning

[torhu]

On 22.12.2009 1:44, Georg Wrede wrote:
> Lars T. Kyllingstad wrote:
>>  Most of the code is
>>  written with a "get it to work - NOW" philoshophy, and as such there is
>>  a lot of potential for improvement and polish, not least when it comes
>>  to performance. I am aware of this, so there is really no need to
>>  benchmark it against established scientific libraries quite yet.
>
> I wish more of software were written with this attitude. Too many a
> promising project is abandoned because it is not "proper",
> "comprehensive", "neat", "polished", "cool", "impressive", "performant",
> "unique", "impressive", "trail-blazing", ... And the only one who loses
> is US. WE lose.
>
> This is tantamount to quenching creativity, the very property that
> differentiates us from the aboriginals. But observe: not because they'd
> be inferior, but simply because such a big part of their existence is
> consumed by the very acts of finding food and shelter, that we take for
> granted, while we have the time to indulge in quests of remote rewards.
>
> The difference between "the Nike philosophy" (just do it), and doing it
> "the day AFTER tomorrow, after proper design and deliberation", is not
> the same as between "Bill Gates' get it out now, who cares how crappy",
> and "wait 'till it's perfect".

LOL WUT



Sorry, someone had to say it. :)