8 Jun
2004
8 Jun
'04
11:07 a.m.
Find out why it's not working? [Tony's
standard rant here, but replace
'hardware' with 'software' ;-)]
:-)
Yes, my comments apply to software, hardware, electronics, mechanical
stuff, just about anything... You will never solve a problem by making
random changes in the hope it goes away (it might well seem to be cured,
but it may also come back to 'bite' you later).
Fautlfinding is done by making 'measurments' (in the widest possible
sense -- in other words gathering evidence), thinking about what you've
observed, and then working out what to do to put it right.
Yes, this is a rant of mine. I've been caught too often by idiots who
don't follow this method...
-tony