Re: Re: Development: A Structured Problem Area?

Derek Richardson wrote:

Quoting Greg Jorgensen <gregj-/VAaTXopHTZWk0Htik3J/w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

  

I am sure automated implementation from requirements is possible, 
assuming the requirements can be reduced to complete, unambiguous 
specifications (like the specs for cars rolling off automated 
assembly lines). 
    

Yes, this is what I fear.
  

I don't see it happening myself (for anyone reading this post 20 years in the future, you can laugh now and look me up to see what sort of ditches I'm digging to pull down a paycheck).

Business requirements seem too chaotic to ever get us a set of requirements that were automatically realized in code. Business is driven by creating something unique to make a buck. It's got to cope with government regulations to varying degrees, which are also in flux and not always logical (insert Andy's story about trying to write computer code to meet a legal standard that contradicted itself). Certain basics of business exist, but we're trying to automate processes driven by economic forces that we really don't understand 'manually' much less 'automatically'.

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Chris
http://clabs.org

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