On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:27:20 -0700 David Fetter <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 01:55:36PM -0400, Brad Nicholson wrote: > > Scott Marlowe wrote: > > >>As with phrases like, "the quickest way to grill a unicorn > > >>steak," that it can be stated in a few words does not make in > > >>possible. > > > > > >Exactly. The big issue here is that nobody's saying what kind > > >of app they want to write. > > Or what sort of performance requirements are tied to that app. > > It's not performance requirements that tend to tank such projects, > but the amount of maintenance involved. Extending the app gets > quadratically painful. I perfectly agree. But maybe the number of hackers involved in a project could grow faster if the project serves more purposes. Reuse lower maintenance costs too. -- Ivan Sergio Borgonovo http://www.webthatworks.it -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
