[mythtv-users] Mythtv .19 live watching

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/14/2006 08:39 AM, chris at cpr.homelinux.net wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 03:40:26PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> Interesting how the guy preaching about how lazy the MythTV developers 
>> are doesn't have time to fix any problems.  I guess you're just saying 
>> your time is more valuable than Isaac's, et. al, and they should get 
>> right on fixing this problem for you.
>>     
> Design and coding are separate tasks, and I happen to believe that 
> the time I take to point out design flaws and propose solutions is 
> just as valuable as the time you take to write code, particularly 
> if proper design now saves you from having to waste a year 
> refactoring again.  Most successful software companies will tell 
> you that coders are usually too close to the problem to see the 
> right solution.  That's why they split the project into the "design 
> team" and "implimentation team".  I've worked on both.  Now my 
> employer pays me to advise the design teams (for a project that 
> involves recording vast quantities of non-television video, no 
> less).
>
> I generally like MythTV and want to see it succeed and improve, and 
> am helping in the best way I can right now.  If and when I have 
> time to write code for MythTV you'll be the first to know.
>
> In any case, when someone challenges your design, assigning them to 
> the "implimentation team" to shut them up is not helpful.
>
>   

I just need to mention that I'm not one of the devs, and it's definitely 
not my design.  I'm just a user who occasionally writes patches for 
Myth.  Thus, my statement, "But, my opinion doesn't matter that much." ( 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/213119#213119 )

Mike