Re: [AM] Unfounded assertion

Gaythorpe, Dagna wrote:

<snip />
> But we can (or, at least, I 
> can, and I don't think I am that unusual!) work out that if a field is 
> made up of compound data (like initials + surname, or quantity 
> multiplied by price to give net value), then someone is going to look at 
> it and want to get at the elements. (The price per unit.)

On this the Agile community and those generally outside the Agile 
community disagree and will likely always disagree. One of the 
fundamental differences between Agile practitioners and everyone else 
/seems to be/ that Agile practitioners treat speculative design as a 
liability, whereas others treat speculative design as an asset.

On an unrelated note, it is a commonly-held belief that one's home is an 
asset, even while there is a mortgage to be paid; whereas a minority of 
people view it as a liability until the mortgage is paid in full. I only 
mention this because the preceding paragraph made me think about it. 
Meditate on the potential analogy as you see fit.
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