D - more power than (really) needed !

[Georg Wrede]

Hasan Aljudy wrote:
> Is skipping the analysis and design phases (i.e. diving right into 
> writing code) pragmatic or not?
> You can say it's pragmatic .. if you're too lazy to do it! However, 
> you'll actually get the most out of your time if you do a proper 
> analysis and design first.

I must live in the wrong country, or spend too much time with 
self-taught programmers, earning their living programming.

Very seldom do I see one who actually thinks before he hits the 
keyboard. Whe I ask, they frown and say "I've already got it covered!" 
Yeah, right. And just looking at their code proves them wrong.

With all the UML and stuff floating around, one would think they would 
have understood the meaning of planning and analysis. And the funniest 
thing is, on all these programmer's door it says "analyst", not 
"programmer".

But "UML is for suits." Glad at least the bosses try to get something 
thought out before it's done. :-(