Re: Peter Chen and Charles Bachman

Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra <leandro_at_dutra.fastmail.fm> wrote:

>Em Wed, 19 May 2004 12:49:35 -0700, Gene Wirchenko escreveu:
>
>>> I venture that two paradigms where one suffice is bad.
>>
>> Having more than one approach is more robust.
>
> That begs proof. Specially because it hinders optimisation
>and increases complexity.

     I am not a one-trick pony. Systems analysis includes selecting from possible choices. Note plural "choices". I see no advantage to being stuck with having to do something one way only. Sometimes, a different approach works better.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.