Re: Visual SourceSafe considered harmful

From: Phlip (phlip2005_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: 22 Feb 2005 16:29:03 -0800

Duane Arnold wrote:

> Yeah, well I sat down at the command line 30 years ago . I didn't
like it
> then and I had no choice. I still don't like it and I do have a
choice. I
> would much rather point and click any time, any where, and any
place. I am
> still a programmer all day long. However, if I have to go to the
command
> line, I'll do that too. But in the meantime, I'll avoid the command
line.

> I thought I had heard everything ;-)

GUIs are for civilians. They are like training wheels. Engineers take
them off and ride.

For example, when I automate a build script, it...

 - pulls in all changed files
 - builds any outputs whose dependencies changed
 - runs all the tests
 - publishes the results via e-mail and web.

That is the nucleus of a daily build system. On a big project, it can
take hours. So, which parts would you like to keep manual, and which
parts would you like to automate, to run unattended? 

-- 
  Phlip

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