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Re:The Development Abstraction Layer by timr on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @08:32PM (#562664)
You'd be surprised how absurd things can get, even for a little startup.

Usually it starts with the need to customize one tiny little thing about the off-the-shelf offering. Then, you find that you have to install some new bit of software, which requires a new driver, which requires an OS upgrade...and before you know it, you're on a yak-shaving expedition that ends with a new data center and a rack full of equipment. ;-)

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Re:The Development Abstraction Layer by derefr on Wednesday April 15, 2009 @12:15AM (#562927)
For want of a word the localization was done in-house.

For want of a localization the installer was done in-house.

For want of an installer the deployment process was done in-house.

For want of a deployment process the server set-up was done in-house.

For want of a server set-up the development was lost.

And all for the want of a localized word.

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Re:The Development Abstraction Layer by timr on Wednesday April 15, 2009 @05:45AM (#563224)
When you're doing something novel, you're probably going to find places where the off-the-shelf tools don't do what you need.
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