Re: Good software takes 10 years

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Good software takes 10 years
Date: 2001-07-20 04:36:46
Message-ID: 1633.995603806@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think
> PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at
> Internet speed too:
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368

I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original
article:

http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml

In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one
kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right...

regards, tom lane

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