Re: cobol code assessment

In article <sejrt15e8kfv1gs0jfvj9rqh56lndjhhmb@xxxxxxx>,
Frederico Fonseca <real-email-in-msg-spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:01:05 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx () wrote:
>
>>In article <1138548428.909665.291230@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>Alistair <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>>So five people with two years experience each would definitely be
>>>better than one person with ten years experience.
>>
>>Perhaps, Mr Maclean, in the same way that nine women can gestate a zygote
>>to full term in a single month?
>>
>>>Of course, DD would
>>>posit that, like a good wine, he improves with age.
>>
>>Hmmmmm... leaving aside matters of taste I can say that with age I do not
>>make the same old mistakes... I manage to make newer mistakes that seem to
>>be more difficult to find.
>hummmm ..... could we also argue that a common age memory overload
>problem is taking its toll and making them look like they are harder
>to find now... :>)

That argument might be made, Mr Fonesca... and tested by having other
programmers who are younger (and, perhaps, less prone towards 'a common
age memory overload problem') search for the errors.

It takes them longer, as well... but perhaps this memory-difficulty is
contagious.

DD

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