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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words o</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 01:55:46 -5</LI>
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On 26 Jun 98, J C Lawrence wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:20:04 -5
> Jon A Lambert<jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com> wrote:
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> > I was recently browsing this tome, which appears to be about
> > patterns that do not lend themselves to good design, when I was
> > rudely thrown out of the bookstore before I could memorize the
> > author's name.
>
> The CUJ reviewer is fairly positive about the book. Note however that
> the patterns in question are not algorithmic but developmental. The
> question is how to recognise development processes and states that are
> doomed (we've all been there) ahead of time, and then realising the
> pattern that fits the character of the failure, avert or minimise
> disaster.
>
I was forced to purchase this book to renew my browsing without
interference priviledges and I find it an excellent tom and an easy
read.
However, I find that I may be suffering from varioius degrees of
Analysis Paralysis, Death by Planning and Ambiguous Viewpoint.
<sigh>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00540" HREF="msg00540.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 07 Aug 1998, 21:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00195" HREF="msg00195.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>,
S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:pgallaty#acclaim,com">pgallaty#acclaim,com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 20:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00541" HREF="msg00541.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00196" HREF="msg00196.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 20:58 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00104" HREF="msg00104.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words o</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 05:54 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00099" HREF="msg00099.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: In game bulletin boards vs. Web based.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00117" HREF="msg00117.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: In game bulletin boards vs. Web based.</A></strong>,
Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 18:14 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00098" HREF="msg00098.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Back to the Future (was Re: WIRED: Kilers have more fun)</A></strong>,
S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:choke#sirius,com">choke#sirius,com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 02:17 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00342" HREF="msg00342.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Back to the Future (was Re: WIRED: Kilers have more fun)</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 24 Jul 1998, 22:23 GMT
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