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An open letter to those about to commit EDI (sites.google.com)
8 points by clawrencewenham on Aug 18, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


One of the best rants ever! Now on my bulletin board. I thought I had seen it all, but OP puts me to shame.

This is one of those rare pieces that could be titled, "Don't let any of these things happen to you." Great education for anyone writing fulfillment systems.

And +1 for "If a man in Brazil is coughing then the remote file doesn't get deleted."




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