Re: [gdal-dev] Death by Complexity

2009-12-16 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Ray Gardener wrote: You're right -- that post was incomprehensible. I read it twice and still wonder what it's all about. :) Ray, Given the amount of time it took me to grasp the problem (and the fact that this understanding is already fraying around the edges) I knew I wouldn't be able to exp

Re: [gdal-dev] Death by Complexity

2009-12-16 Thread 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 ove

[gdal-dev] Death by Complexity

2009-12-15 Thread Frank Warmerdam
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, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in moti