Re: Conditional requirements

From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-21 00:46:11

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> As they say in XP, "you aren't gonna need it".
> http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?YouArentGonnaNeedIt

I disagree that this is YAGNI. Ali made some very convincing
arguments to me for cases which come up in his real projects.

> Nobody said that this limination will have any effect on existing
> projects. Further, now, how non-free features behave in conditional
> requirements is not specified and is quite confusing. 

I cannot comprehend why it should be any more confusing to set
non-free features conditionally than it is to set free features
conditionally.

I think if conditional requirements and use-requirements that are
propagated do not combine intelligently with other conditional
requirements it's going to be even more confusing.

> We either have to fix this (which would take time), or impose the
> limitation. We can always lift it later.

Sure, that's always a good policy.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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