Re-writing vs. Modifying Software- November 20, 2007 You may have noticed that the open source release we posted last month was a complete re-write of the code based we published last year. Not a single line of code was unchanged. This change wasnt just due to the change from C++ to Java, but was a result of a decision to completely re-architect, re-design and re-write the Dispersed Storage software. Ive spoken a few times with Joe Jablonski of Acumence and others about the merits of re-writing software vs. enhancing an...http://www.cleversafe.org/cs-weblog/2007/11/20/re-writing-vs.-modifying-software Out of the Box- November 1, 2007 Dont get me wrong, getting old is not fun, but it does afford a certain perspective that only comes with being around for a while. Thats sort of a good thing, I guess. Being in one industry for a while you can definitely see innovation and progression, however, there are relatively few times when you get to witness revolutionary change. Most of the time things tend to evolveevolutionary change. It would be hard to argue that the Information Technology and Data...http://www.cleversafe.org/cs-weblog/2007/11/01/out-of-the-box |