Re: [tlug] Large project Agile development

[Dave Brown <dagbrown@example.com>]

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:37:49AM +0100, Josh Glover wrote:
> 2008/8/19 Hung Nguyen Vu <vuhung16plus+shape@example.com>:
> 
> > I have no idea about Haskell but if you mean by generic programming,
> > Haskell saves 5-20% LOC then I have to agree. Such code will be compact
> > but harder to maintain.
> 
> I would think that compact code, as long as it is well-factored, would
> be easier to maintain than less compact code. Why do you think it
> would be harder?

He's confusing "compact" (i.e. an IOCCC entry, or Forth) and "concise"
(i.e. code written in Ruby, Haskell, or one of those expressive
languages).

Concise languages are, when the code is well-factored, easier to
maintain.  Compact languages?  Not so much.

--Dave