Ayende @ Rahienhttp://ayende.comAyende @ RahienCopyright (C) Ayende Rahien 2004 - 2021 (c) 202660Chris Holmes commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingI knew when I wrote that garden metaphor that it was the work of my subconscious mind; I just couldn't remember where I'd read it before. Thanks for reminding me Sasha. I did indeed get it from the Pragmatic Programmer. http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment7http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment7Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:14:19 GMTLuke Breuer commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingIf you can fly through books as quickly as you can fly through coding, it shouldn't be too hard to finish the book. :-p http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment6http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment6Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:59:01 GMTAyende Rahien commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingLuke, I _read_ the book, at least the first few chapters, several times. I just get all excited about code when I do it, and never manage to get through to the end. And yes, I certainly love it when someone crystallize an idea http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment5http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment5Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:56:41 GMTLuke Breuer commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingAyende, you probably already know most of what is said in "Pragmatic Programmer", but Hunt & Thomas probably word some ideas more elegantly than you, due to their experience. I don't know about you, but I love it when someone says something that crystallizes thoughts already in my head in a new, clear, and simple way. http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment4http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment4Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:09:34 GMTMickaël Sauvée commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingI agree with Chris: the capacity to evolve is clearly a way of indirectly selling maintenability, and it can be demonstrated easely to a customer in the case of a highly customizable application. Personally, I've heard in the pas about methaphore of Cathedrals: as nice outside as inside which means internal maintenability and evolving capabilities. http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment3http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment3Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:00:32 GMTAyende Rahien commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingNever been able to read that. I kept putting it down to write code :-) http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment2http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment2Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:16:52 GMTSasha Goldshtein commented on The Right Metaphor: Software as a garden, not a buildingThe metaphor actually belongs to Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, authors of "Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master" (http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/ppbook/index.shtml). http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment1http://ayende.com/2770/the-right-metaphor-software-as-a-garden-not-a-building#comment1Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:14:08 GMT