[gdal-dev] Death by Complexity

[Ray Gardener]

You're right -- that post was incomprehensible. I read it twice and 
still wonder what it's all about. :)

But it's a good lesson to learn. And it happens to everyone. The 
software is telling us "Please refactor me, even my interfaces or 
fundamental design if you have to, because I'm getting overextended 
trying to do things that weren't anticipated at my birth."

No one really wants interfaces to change, but fwiw, if GDAL 2.0 isn't 
backwards-compatible with 1.x (but it means a better GDAL) then I for 
one will have no complaints. If you gotta do what you gotta do, then by 
all means do it, and I'm behind you 100%.

Ray



Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Another GDAL related post on my blog related to the complexity and
> fragility of some aspects of GDAL:
> 
>   http://fwarmerdam.blogspot.com/2009/12/death-by-complexity.html
> 
> Best regards,