RE: Development: A Structured Problem Area?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Hunt 
> [mailto:andy-CFUc0I3L9bbJyQSMb4qrZi4gXjV2jqTv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:29 AM
> To: PragProg Group
> Subject: Re: [pragprog] Development: A Structured Problem Area?
> 
> On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 22:49, Derek Richardson wrote:
> > If requirements are fully specified, is the rest of the work a 
> > "well-structured problem" that can be solved by rule-based methods?
> 
> Absolutely not.  Understanding the requirements is merely 
> recognizing the goal.  You still have to get there, which 
> entails architecture, design, and coding.  All mental-space 
> activities, and as such dependent on the individual and the 
> interactions of the team.  Oops, there goes any idea of linearity :-)
> 
> The only part of this miasma that should be repeatable is the 
> build process.  Given a set of inputs (source code files, XML 
> droppings, etc.) I would expect to see the same pile of bits 
> generated for the computer every time.

What about Pragmatic Process Automation (this isn't flamebait, it's a
genuine question, as I haven't seen the book and don't know its
contents)?


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