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Post #61,770
by static
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11/7/02 10:42:18 PM
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New You're referring to the design of the code.
IOW, I understand your qualification to mean a well though out design will tend to only need changes to it's meta-data than in the actual code.

Wade.

"Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #61,793
by tablizer
11/8/02 1:01:50 AM
11/8/02 1:06:34 AM
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New re: You're referring to the design of the code.
IOW, I understand your qualification to mean a well though out design will tend to only need changes to it's meta-data than in the actual code

Well, that is certainly part of it. But it also has to do with how much code rework is needed per change. For example, in program A, a given requirements change may result in splitting 2 classes and moving 2 methods to another class; but in program B, the same change may only result in altering 2 classes in place. The second one would probably get a higher "change-friendly" score. (There are finer granularity counting techniques, I would note.)

It is based on the total effort of rework you could say, regardless of whether it is code or tables that have to be altered. (Note that meta-data alteration may require a less skilled person, and thus less money expended by the company.)
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     Delphi evangelism, continued... - (CRConrad) - (36) - Oct. 25, 2002, 11:31:43 AM EDT
         Buglet fixed, thanks. -NT - (admin) - (2) - Oct. 25, 2002, 11:50:29 AM EDT
             Oh yeah, sorry... (new thread) - (CRConrad) - Oct. 25, 2002, 12:09:59 PM EDT
             Fixed Buglet == Fixlet, no? -NT - (tablizer) - Oct. 29, 2002, 12:50:09 AM EST
         VisProRexx - (jake123) - Oct. 25, 2002, 01:04:00 PM EDT
         Gotta congratulate yer enthusiam! -NT - (wharris2) - Oct. 25, 2002, 05:19:02 PM EDT
         Divorce the GUI builder and language - (tablizer) - (22) - Oct. 25, 2002, 10:58:23 PM EDT
             Dr. Dialog (OS/2) does that - (jake123) - (2) - Oct. 27, 2002, 10:40:15 AM EST
                 Any ports to OS's with more than 1 percent market share? -NT - (tablizer) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2002, 01:58:54 AM EST
                     No. - (jake123) - Oct. 28, 2002, 09:51:51 AM EST
             Re: Divorce the GUI builder and language - (johnu) - (18) - Oct. 29, 2002, 02:57:12 PM EST
                 Re: Divorce the GUI builder and language - (deSitter) - Oct. 29, 2002, 06:40:29 PM EST
                 Not original enuf to have new FUD I guess - (tablizer) - (16) - Nov. 2, 2002, 02:41:36 PM EST
                     ...and here's why. - (pwhysall) - Nov. 2, 2002, 03:00:15 PM EST
                     I'm confused... - (johnu) - (14) - Nov. 2, 2002, 03:36:16 PM EST
                         Inertia - (tablizer) - (13) - Nov. 4, 2002, 01:55:32 PM EST
                             My head hurts - (johnu) - (12) - Nov. 5, 2002, 08:42:36 AM EST
                                 That's normal when you talk to Tablizer. Get used to it. -NT - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2002, 09:52:42 AM EST
                                     ROFL! Thanks, Doc. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Nov. 5, 2002, 05:07:00 PM EST
                                 Misunderstanding "change friendly" - (tablizer) - (9) - Nov. 7, 2002, 01:32:15 AM EST
                                     Where's the "tablizer dictionary"? - (johnu) - (6) - Nov. 7, 2002, 08:24:09 AM EST
                                         oopsismad.com, it makes good reading and helps - (boxley) - Nov. 7, 2002, 08:49:04 AM EST
                                         re: Where's the "tablizer dictionary"? - (tablizer) - (4) - Nov. 7, 2002, 02:41:09 PM EST
                                             But then... Easy re-factoring IS "maintenance-friendly"! -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - Nov. 8, 2002, 02:40:56 AM EST
                                                 Are you saying OOP is easier to refactor? -NT - (tablizer) - Nov. 8, 2002, 10:05:05 PM EST
                                             The real Tablizer dictionary - (johnu) - (1) - Nov. 10, 2002, 10:20:00 AM EST
                                                 OMFG! ROFLMAO! LOL2! -NT - (folkert) - Nov. 10, 2002, 10:55:15 AM EST
                                     You're referring to the design of the code. - (static) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2002, 10:42:18 PM EST
                                         re: You're referring to the design of the code. - (tablizer) - Nov. 8, 2002, 01:06:34 AM EST
         I fold. - (mmoffitt) - (7) - Nov. 4, 2002, 05:23:15 PM EST
             Great! (or something... :-) -NT - (CRConrad) - Nov. 5, 2002, 02:48:42 AM EST
             Re: I fold. - (wharris2) - (5) - Nov. 5, 2002, 02:00:21 PM EST
                 CRC wouldn't answer me, will you? - (mmoffitt) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2002, 04:26:06 PM EST
                     Sure -- I was going to, anyway, but... - (CRConrad) - (3) - Nov. 6, 2002, 06:47:49 AM EST
                         I saw that - (tablizer) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2002, 02:46:47 PM EST
                             Replaced -- literally, that is, "re-placed"... - (CRConrad) - Nov. 8, 2002, 08:29:47 AM EST
                             You were supposed to. (new thread) - (CRConrad) - Nov. 8, 2002, 08:27:04 AM EST

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