XPost: alt.fan.usenet   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Fri, 9 Aug 2024, Stefan Ram wrote:   
      
   > Richard Kettlewell  wrote or quoted:   
   >> * Machine-readable format specification to reduce ambiguity.   
   >   
   >  Wikipedia:   
   >   
   > |The "second-system effect" or "second-system syndrome" is the   
   > |tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be   
   > |succeeded by over-engineered, bloated systems, due to   
   > |inflated expectations and overconfidence.   
   >   
   >  , see also:   
   >   
   > "Things You Should Never Do, Part I". (April 6, 2000) - Joel Spolsky   
   >   
   >  .   
      
   Interesting. I read on an encryption mailinglist some critique of crypto   
   developers. They love to develop new things all the time, instead of   
   perfecting and learning how to use what we do have.   
      
   The argument was to not tinker, and learn how to use, instead of tinkering   
   and introducing new bugs and stuff.   
      
   Right or wrong, it was a nice discussion.   
      
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