09-03-2011, 07:37 PM
JASmith Wrote:Your observation helps illustrate why we need to avoid a one-dimensional focus on any one characteristic.<sigh> In due time, Joe. In due time. We're not anywhere near there, yet. Right now we're just acquiring information to examine the feasibility of this project.
It also helps show how things can get complicated real fast.
The way development folks deal with the complexity is to write a list of characteristics the new thing needs to have to be useable as a replacement for the old thing. That list, when formalized, becomes a requirements document.