Well the dataset is about the same size now, perhaps 10% larger. The individual problem to solve is easily distributed across a large cluster of systems.
30kloc of COM/IDL as well that is. The actual routing engine was about 12kloc and the rest was the object model and deserializers. The routing engine was built on a two week binge of Red Bull, TAOCP and some papers printed out.
It really wasn't rocket science even though we charged them like it was.
From scratch by a non red bull enhanced team using c# instead it would probably about 3 months' work for two people to reproduce.
30kloc of COM/IDL as well that is. The actual routing engine was about 12kloc and the rest was the object model and deserializers. The routing engine was built on a two week binge of Red Bull, TAOCP and some papers printed out.
It really wasn't rocket science even though we charged them like it was.
From scratch by a non red bull enhanced team using c# instead it would probably about 3 months' work for two people to reproduce.