Analysis Paralisis - how do you cope?

[Mithrandir]

Basically, the paralisis comes from trying to achieve a perfect design using the optimal tools

Somehow I don't think you're a very good software engineer then. The whole point is that there is no such thing as "perfect" or "optimal" when it comes to large-scale system design in software. Engineering, by definition, means compromise - finding an acceptable strategy out of a range of possible solutions.  It doesn't matter what you do. As soon as you start using one technology, a better one will become available to you. Get over it and just make a choice. I'll guarantee you that it will be wrong 5 minutes after you made it, but them's the breaks.  

[ahristov]

Somehow I don't think you're a very good software engineer then. The whole point is that there is no such thing as "perfect" or "optimal" when it comes to large-scale system design in software. Engineering, by definition, means compromise - finding an acceptable strategy out of a range of possible solutions.  

It would be preferable if you keep your attacks and personal judgements for yourself and instead just state your oppinion  

I don't agree with neither your definition of engineering nor with the statement that optimal designs do not exist. Existance is one thing, achievability under a set of constraints is a different thing, but I don't feel like starting a purely mathematical discussion about this.

[princec]

Flames alert! Please everyone stop here and instead of posting get on with some bloody work!

Cas

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[Middy]

Just a note to ahristov

I know precisly what you mean. I have been there a 100 times over. I always end up asking weirdo questions in the forum and driving everybody nuts.

I must be better at thinking simplistict and defining in detail what I want. Before I start coding and failing.