OT2: The 'realness' of languages

[George C Brackett]

Oops.  ...I shall take up the issue of language and explore it with  
the client in more detail.  What struck me...
George

On Dec 24, 2008, at 10:22 AM, George C Brackett wrote:

Very good questions, Peter.  It was a short meeting and we weren't  
talking about an actual proposal, just a future possibility with even  
that a bit hazy as to requirements.  If we ever get down to a solid  
project, I shall What struck me most was the apparent dismissal of a  
language out of hand.

As for what I would do were I hiring a consultant (as I have done in  
the past), the most important thing to me is not the means the  
consultant might use, but his/her reputation as a capable  
professional, and his/her assurances that my specifications (including  
perhaps a measure of maintainability) can be met.  That might be  
unprofessional of me, I suppose, but so far it's worked.  It aligns  
with an attitude I have about management: hire wisely through  
recommendation and prior accomplishment, clearly specify the goals  
desired, and keep an eye on the work while avoiding interference as  
much as possible.

George

On Dec 23, 2008, at 2:22 AM, Peter Alcibiades wrote:


It still sounds as if you're failing to probe the question/objection,  
and it
will be impossible to answer it unless you find out exactly what it  
is.  Is
it support?  Is it a concern about robustness?  Is it a matter of  
internal
company policy?  What were they expecting it to be written in?  C?   
Python?
Perl? VB? It will take different things in each case to answer it.

Imagine someone is delivering a proposal to a company you work for,  
and when
asked exactly that same question, replies, it will be written in Scheme.
She goes on to explain that she is more productive in Scheme than any  
other
language, she can deliver cross platform apps of the sort you are  
asking for
in a tenth of the time, and she offers to do an instant demo for you of
something that would take several hours in C, in about 10 minutes.

What do you say to her, and what do you think, and what do you say to  
your
colleagues when you talk to them about it?
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