Just like in our DNA...

[Michael Vanier]

Here's a quote from Guido in a recent interview
(http://207.178.22.52/articles/conversations/005.html):

> The tools will give them a lot of hand holding, a lot of insight into the
> existing code and will help them get an idea of what the consequences of
> changes would be. That is, you can say, ``Okay, now I have this code and
> I think I want to make this change. You tell me where this variable is
> used elsewhere in the program--what the dependencies are, what code is
> using this function. Maybe this function isn't being used at all!'' Just
> like in our DNA, there are large pieces of software containing unused
> code. Nobody noticed it was no longer needed, so nobody bothered to take
> it out.

With all due respect to Guido, who is usually the most low-key no-bullshit
person on the planet, the statement about DNA is a beautiful example of
marketing-speak.  I thought I was reading an interview with Steve Jobs for
a second :-)  Guido, did they slip something into your coffee? ;-)

No offense meant, really.  I was just a little surprised.

Mike

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Mike Vanier	mvanier at bbb.caltech.edu
Department of Computation and Neural Systems, Caltech 216-76
GNU/Linux: We can't lose; we're on a mission from God.