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8873: [MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD considerations and the Halloween article
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From: J C Lawrence <claw@under.engr.sgi.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 12:55:43 -0800
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On Mon, 2 Nov 1998 23:11:27 -0800
Jon Leonard<jleonard@divcom.slimy.com> wrote:
> I just don't think the discussion period is quite closed yet.
Agreed.
> If our esteemed list owner thinks we've passed the point of
> diminishing returns on discussion before code, then I'd be happy
> to start coding based on my (somewhat undescribed) understanding
> of the design goals.
Not my contention -- there is however a large process and mindset
shift in moving from discussion of abstracts to attempted
implementation in a cohesive and functional design. That disconnect
can and has been the death of many a project: lotsa noise on the
mailing list but nothing actually happened.
I suspect that starting implementation work before the other bits
have been hashed out will allow both JWZ-style "good enough but not
quite" design work _and_ for the discussion to make the bridge
between the current gum flapping and the real work on the new lists.
Specifically what I want to prevent here is, "Okay, we've got all
that hashed out and <somebody_else> is going to go do it. What's
the next thread on MUD-Dev?"
> Despite Alan Cox's warning about discussing issues for a month
> before coding, I still think a little more discussion is called
> for. Semantic properties of an in-game language are comparatively
> undiscussed, for example.
Agreed. I'd like to see the other pot (code) at least starting to
warm however.
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