Jim Starkey wrote, with his usual calm and helpful spirit

>If people want to contribute as developers they need to accept some
>professional discipline, including a respect for architecture. Just
>because someone has programmed himself into a corner is no reason to
>break the layering a large software system.
>..
>Wrong. Bad developer! Bad developer! Go to your crate!
>...
>.. What I'm doing, however, is cleaning up architectural
>dog poop from a lazy bastard.
>...
>Grrrrr.
>

That particular pile is well preserved Borland poop. No reason to blast
the current crew, except for a bit of education.

Cheers,

Ann