[Info-vax] RMS record metadata, was: Re: Re; Spiralog, RMS Journaling (was Re: FREESPADRIFT)

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-06-20 16:27:15 +0000, David Froble said:

> I was talking about applications, not the OS.
> 
> You are correct, VMS has been neglected, it needs attention, and some 
> things don't really work so well anymore, the password hash, TCP/IP, 
> SSL, and such.
> 
> But my applications do not have such problems.  Perhaps because they 
> have not been neglected?  Development is ongoing.  New requirements are 
> met.

With any complex software package, it's usually worth spending some 
time discussing it with some other folks, just to bounce some ideas and 
alternatives around.   More than a few places do this of course, though 
the context ranges from lunch discussions to detailed specs and formal 
design reviews of planned changes.  Tactical.   What gets discussed and 
reviewed somewhat less often is a look at what's already in place, both 
in terms of reducing short- and long-term maintenance costs, and in 
terms of how the current code fits into the longer-term goals for the 
package and the platform.  Strategic.



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