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Clearly the author knows nothing about enterprise software. 1) This is easy to install. Enterprise software should take at least 6 months to deploy and employ

by Sukotto 17y ago

Clearly the author knows nothing about enterprise software. 1) This is easy to install. Enterprise software should take at least 6 months to deploy and employ 50+ people for that purpose 2) This is free/open. Enterprise software needs to be at least $1,000 per seat per year (I like the rules-based implementation though)

Lewisham 17y ago
The title is supposed to be a jab at enterprise software. It's a joke :) DISCLAIMER: I'm the author of that post, I didn't submit it to Hacker News though!
- Sukotto 17y ago
  It's a joke :) Likewise my comment :-)
  - Lewisham 17y ago
    Reading comprehension is hard ;) I think I hit reply on the wrong button. D'oh. My bad :)
GrandMasterBirt 17y ago
"Enterprise software needs to be at least $1,000 per seat per year" Enterprise software needs to be at least $1,000 per alien per shot. FTFY. Edit: Other reasons why its not enterprisie enough: 1) It does not run in a server cluster. 2) It does not run using a oracle tripple-redundant database. 3) It does not have a recovery plan in case the city is nuked to ensure that the game can continue playing from just where you left off by restoring from backups. 4) It does not have an audit trail so that any time the spaceship shoots an alien we can point to which accountant did it.
- rapind 17y ago
  3) Have you ever actually seen a recovery plan work like that?
  - bch 17y ago
    Having a plan and having it work are two different universes. (Maybe the space invaders are defending the universe where the plan actually works?)
    - rapind 17y ago
      touche. At least we have a plan though.
- ben1040 17y ago
  Each game rule also is missing a corresponding 50 page spec document that, considering a Senior Space Invaders Functional Analyst's bill rate, cost $30K to write and revise.