who's out there?

[Troy Rollins]

On Jun 5, 2005, at 3:05 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Troy Rollins wrote:
>> I find that using Rev to create personal super-utilities is one of 
>> the easiest, and most rewarding aspects of the program.
>> It is quite a bit more difficult to create a cross-platform app for 
>> commercial distribution though. Personal super-utilities are awfully 
>> forgiving...
>
> "The difference between a tool and a product is about an order of 
> magnitude:  with a tool it merely needs to be possible to use it 
> correctly, but with a product it should be impossible to use it 
> incorrectly."
> - Steven McConnell (from 'Rapid Development')

Ah. Well said! I was going by personal experience at having produced 
both. I hadn't quantified it, but "an order of magnitude" sounds about 
right.   ;-)
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Troy
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