Comments on: What if Gall’s Law were true? http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/ A Blog about Social Web Design Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: recetas españa http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-277605 recetas españa Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:08:04 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-277605 In my opinion, complex problems can allways be broken on small problems, which have simple solutions. Just iterate with that, and you will be able to solve any problem. Rec In my opinion, complex problems can allways be broken on small problems, which have simple solutions.

Just iterate with that, and you will be able to solve any problem.

Rec

]]> By: Simple Enough | Popular Front http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-274135 Simple Enough | Popular Front Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:21:19 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-274135 [...] post at Social Design on Gall’s Law: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple [...] [...] post at Social Design on Gall’s Law: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple [...]

]]> By: Jared M. Spool http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271353 Jared M. Spool Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:43:15 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271353 This is why <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Agenda" rel="nofollow">Lotus Agenda</a> rocked and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_(PIM)" rel="nofollow">Chandler</a> will never see the light of day. It's something that's repeated through history, time and time again. This is why Lotus Agenda rocked and Chandler will never see the light of day.

It’s something that’s repeated through history, time and time again.

]]> By: Rui Alao http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271319 Rui Alao Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:15 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271319 Hi, Joshua. Do you know the work of Greg van Alstyne about emergence and design? In some point he says that we cant predict how would a problem develop in time, so why would we design a static solution for dynamic problems? In other words, why dont we leave emegence and evolution do some of the work? More in this link: http://www2.physics.utoronto.ca/~logan/VanAlstyneLoganFinal.doc Software development, specially some open source projects are made in an emergent way. Cheers! Rui Hi, Joshua.
Do you know the work of Greg van Alstyne about emergence and design?
In some point he says that we cant predict how would a problem develop in time, so why would we design a static solution for dynamic problems? In other words, why dont we leave emegence and evolution do some of the work? More in this link:
http://www2.physics.utoronto.ca/~logan/VanAlstyneLoganFinal.doc

Software development, specially some open source projects are made in an emergent way.

Cheers!

Rui

]]> By: Daniel Buchner http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271295 Daniel Buchner Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:37:01 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271295 This has to be taken with a grain of salt. 37 Signals knows as well as anyone that not every problem is simple. Some problems take what they take and that can mean more than an afternoon of code and AppEngine (though we use AppEngine for stuff we do too). Balance is king. This has to be taken with a grain of salt. 37 Signals knows as well as anyone that not every problem is simple. Some problems take what they take and that can mean more than an afternoon of code and AppEngine (though we use AppEngine for stuff we do too). Balance is king.

]]> By: Sarah Bourne http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271260 Sarah Bourne Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:44:41 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271260 This must be the premise agile development was built on. The best reason for the short scrums is to prevent feature requests from gluing themselves on like barnacles. This must be the premise agile development was built on. The best reason for the short scrums is to prevent feature requests from gluing themselves on like barnacles.

]]> By: David Lifson http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271232 David Lifson Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:11:49 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271232 Isn't this just 37signals' Getting Real approach? Solve the problem you have, not the problem you imagine. Keep it simple. Work with real code. Etc. Isn’t this just 37signals’ Getting Real approach? Solve the problem you have, not the problem you imagine. Keep it simple. Work with real code. Etc.

]]> By: Brad K. http://bokardo.com/archives/what-if-galls-law-were-true/comment-page-1/#comment-271229 Brad K. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:04:24 +0000 http://bokardo.com/?p=822#comment-271229 My software design manager had this on a "Murphy's Laws" poster, in 1983. And this is the theory behind rapid prototyping and cascade development strategies. Get the program to start, announce itself, and quit. Then add in other functions. The Marine Corps worked for 220 some odd years, now. Look how well seven (7) year old Homeland Security has done. My software design manager had this on a “Murphy’s Laws” poster, in 1983. And this is the theory behind rapid prototyping and cascade development strategies. Get the program to start, announce itself, and quit. Then add in other functions.

The Marine Corps worked for 220 some odd years, now. Look how well seven (7) year old Homeland Security has done.

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