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Re:The one sure way to advance software engineering by gloob on Friday August 21, 2009 @06:52PM (#778666)
One step in a direction does not always lead to the next

Perhaps, but choreographing 50 million people (plus or minus an arbitrary number, depending on your country) is pretty tough, even on a good day.

Re:The one sure way to advance software engineering by timwiseman on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @12:00PM (#785087)
True, and quite well phrased.

Still, there are ways of dealing with slippery slopes. Knowing that something is a slippery slope means "approach with caution" not "stop".