Re: [DotGNU]What's most important for DotGNU developers to focus on

[Bill Lance]

--- Norbert Bollow <address@hidden> wrote:

> For example Tim's point on interoperability could be
> translated
> to something like the following...
> 
> 
> * Always focus on solving real-world problems.
> 
> * Avoid huge monolithic systems which are difficult
> to modify
>   because everything depends on everything. 
> Instead, build
>   modular systems where new functionality can be
> obtained by
>   adding components, or exchanging one or two
> components.
> 
> * Carefully document the interfaces between
> different software
>   components.  Whenever we implement a standard
> which specifies
>   such an interface, implement the standard
> faithfully without
>   additions or omissions -- except where additions
> are necessary
>   for interoperability with widely-used other
> implementations.
> 
> * Each component must verify all data which it
> receives from
>   other components to make sure that the assumptions
> which are
>   made about this data are correct.
> 
> 
> Of course, more points should be added...
> 
>


I would suggest that we add:

* Push as much functionality to the rim as possible. 
The corollary would be to use any central server
function to the absolute minimum possible. if at all.


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