Comments on: Software that gets used http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/31/software-that-gets-used/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rick Wicklin http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/31/software-that-gets-used/comment-page-1/#comment-78021 Rick Wicklin Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:45:38 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-78021 Amen. I call this "iterative programming." Iteration 1: solve the immediate problem in enough generality that it can be reused, if required. Iteration k for k>1: When a new request come in, see iteration k-1. Amen. I call this “iterative programming.”
Iteration 1: solve the immediate problem in enough generality that it can be reused, if required.
Iteration k for k>1: When a new request come in, see iteration k-1.

]]> By: Personal organization software — The Endeavour http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/31/software-that-gets-used/comment-page-1/#comment-76216 Personal organization software — The Endeavour Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:45:09 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-76216 [...] Emacs another try Forced to be simple Not for everyone Software that gets used ? [...] [...] Emacs another try Forced to be simple Not for everyone Software that gets used ? [...]

]]> By: Gene http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/31/software-that-gets-used/comment-page-1/#comment-22258 Gene Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:14:40 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-22258 Right you are on simplicity. From my perspective, it's the simplicity of the user interface, but it could be the simplicity of a software API, etc. It would probably do us all some good to review our projects and their successes or failures. In my case, complexity is generally the doom of my software: too many choices, too many non-users having a hand in specifying functionality... Right you are on simplicity. From my perspective, it’s the simplicity of the user interface, but it could be the simplicity of a software API, etc.

It would probably do us all some good to review our projects and their successes or failures. In my case, complexity is generally the doom of my software: too many choices, too many non-users having a hand in specifying functionality…

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