Subj : Re: experience with indians?
To   : comp.programming
From : Joe Butler
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 02:40 am


"Richard Heathfield" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:dfk80d$sfl$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

>
> You know the really scary thing? The code was about 450 lines long (ish).
> And it took ***four man-years*** to write it!

>
> I have to keep reminding myself that this story is true; I don't really
> expect you to believe it, but I do know that at least one Usenetter will,
> since at the time he worked at the next desk, and I think it was he who
> directed the maintainer to me. (Is that right, Bry? Mists of time and all
> that.)

I'd believe this and re-amplify it.  I had a similar experience, described
in another recent thread, which to this day, still leaves me cold.

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