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Lew  
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 More options May 17, 7:21 pm
Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer
From: Lew <l...@lewscanon.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 19:21:15 -0400
Local: Sat, May 17 2008 7:21 pm
Subject: Re: Porting C++ Template to Java Generic

Stefan Ram wrote:
> "Chronic Philharmonic" <karl.uppi...@verizon.net> writes:
>> Port the design, not the code.

>   If the code was already ported, it might still be improved by
>   refactoring - which includes writing unit test before any
>   modifications are made.

>   But this also takes some time to do. If you are not granted
>   pay to do this, then it can't be done; but each other paid
>   change to be done will take longer and be more error-prone.

Sometimes the productivity gain from doing things right, even in the short
term, is so great that it is profitable to do it right even when you aren't
explicitly paid to do it right.  You just don't tell your boss or client (same
thing) all the things you did to meet the objectives that they did state.

--
Lew


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