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To: pgerassi who wrote (108911)	5/1/2000 5:44:00 PM
From: Dinesh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571208

Pete: Re: That the steering wheel is pushed in to accelerate and pulled to stop? Sorry but this will not work. While you pull to deccelerate, the inertia will be pushing you back. Your proposed car will never stop. Regards Dinesh

To: pgerassi who wrote (108911)	5/1/2000 6:10:00 PM
From: Dinesh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571208

off topic Pete: There may be many a trick that a seller uses to draw some spare change from your pocket and you can't do jack about it. Such is life and we should learn to enjoy the good side of it. Try telling supermarkets to stack milk right near the doors. And, egg and bread right next to it. Next, we'll visit airlines. Ah! what a fine bunch of manipulators. Computer industry is almost a saint by comparison. It has been delivering increasing value for your dollar. Regards Dinesh

To: pgerassi who wrote (108911)	5/1/2000 6:41:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1571208

Bert, I can see the long term consequences. I do know that writing good software is difficult. So far, the quick and dirty methods seem to win. But ultimately, when the industry is more mature, these practices will be scorned by all. I see where you are coming from. The quick and dirty method win because the management is not willing to pay upfront for a methodical approach. It is understandable to some extend. If the application is successful, you end up paying more for support and maintenance. If the application doesn't go anywhere, (which is a case with majority of apps), it can be dumped, and the amount of money lost is lower than if you properly designed the app, and the app still ended up useless. Joe