• From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@r...>
• To: Uche Ogbuji <uche@o...>
• Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 19:39:17 -0500

>> Not my quote, but I would disagree with the 90%... a lot of the
>> 'enterprisey' XML is where things get complex... I agree with Rick there.
>> 
> 
> Actually I'm pretty sure that's my quote ;)

Ouch! A second-generation misquote!

I sometimes wonder if people make things needlessly complex in enterprises app by accident or design... it seems people keep adding and layering complexity until something breaks... usually in a misguided attempt to *guarantee* interchanges, reliability, etc. etc.

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