tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791723.post109872057113810634..comments2023-09-22T11:01:30.370-07:00Comments on Val the C# Gal: Gold PlatingValerie Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342788492213089415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791723.post-1098730916074334622004-10-25T12:01:00.000-07:002004-10-25T12:01:00.000-07:00I much prefer Silver plating things... because gol...I much prefer Silver plating things... because gold is just too gaudy for my tastes...<br /><br />As for you fully buzzword compliant post... ;-) I think that some people tend to get caught up in the design process and lose sight of the fact that the customer needs a job done. Sometimes the customer isn't smart enough to realize that they need extendability in your product -- so helping them out by doing the right thing in the long run may generate good will with them. But it may also bother them that it took you so long to get to the finish line that they don't contract with you again. And sometimes they just want a solution now simply because they need something to carry them for a year while they design "the real solution". So dumping a ton of time into an elegant design and implementation will be lost on them.<br /><br />I guess in the long run it boils down to feeling out your customers. If they're the sort of people who you do a lot of repeat business with and they come to you for solutions then go ahead and spend more time on design. But if they seem like they just need something pounded out quick to save them, I wouldn't waste the energy. Just my two cents though!<br /><br />~Aaron [<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Framblings.aaronballman.com">http://ramblings.aaronballman.com</A>]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791723.post-1098728941853020612004-10-25T11:29:00.000-07:002004-10-25T11:29:00.000-07:00Gold plating testing?!? I hadn't even considered ...Gold plating testing?!? I hadn't even considered the possibility. Thanks for the great comment.Valerie Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342788492213089415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791723.post-1098726900097298902004-10-25T10:55:00.000-07:002004-10-25T10:55:00.000-07:00Great piece, Val! My thoughts here:
Gold-Plated ...Great piece, Val! My thoughts here:<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christopherhawkins.com%2F10-25-2004.htm%2350">Gold-Plated Projects at ChristoperHawkins.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com