Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Nice article about good software taking ten years to develop. I think
> PostgreSQL can be classed at 15 years now, and it is being developed at
> Internet speed too:
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/stories/storyReader$368
I think the slashdot discussion is more interesting than the original
article:
http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/19/0145222.shtml
In particular, the slashdotters observe that there's more than one
kind of software. For big projects, ten years seems about right...
regards, tom lane