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Why would I spend an hour on buiding a diagram to generate code if I can type the same code in five minutes? I can read both. This is from real world experience
by superjan 5y ago
Why would I spend an hour on buiding a diagram to generate code if I can type the same code in five minutes? I can read both. This is from real world experience with Rational tools.
- Nasrudith 5y agoI suspect the idea was to lower the skill ceiling to make it accessible to non-programmers or more cynically in a belief it would cut labor costs. It doesn't work out that way but overspeccing the wrong details is a persistent temptation, perhaps related to psychology of the leaders for reasons similar to micromanaging.
- andi999 5y agoEither that, or probably thinking about huge systems with uml diagrams in the size of the last supper.