Re: Displays round the house - architecture...

["PatrickLidstone" <patrickl@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Ian Lowe" <ian@w...> wrote:
> Example quote:
> "I think this architecture extends beyond just displays to
provide
> (one possible) foundation for an HA network protocol."
> 
> DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!
> 
> ...there leads the path of ruin for a project.
> 
> I have seen this happen so many times, both in my Craplins days, 
and since,
> and its a nasty trap to fall into.
> 
> Designing a distributed system is a *massive* undertaking, even for
a
> dedicated team motivated by a salary!

Ian,

I think you may have misunderstood my original post. I can see no 
problem with designing and implementing a distributed architecture to 
support the display-only architecture that has been discussed so far.

My point was that through implementing a server-centric architecture 
the long-term evolution was limited - it essentially becomes a closed 
system. I was not suggesting that the overall design should encompass 
a complete HA distributed architecture from the outset, only that 
nothing should be done to rule it out, and I do understand the 
implications of this suggestion - I make a living designing and 
implementing distributed systems on a much larger scale :-)

You're right though - most group projects fall by the wayside somehow 
or another, more often than not through being over ambitious. The 
simple design brief (display, look -no- buttons!) at least gives this 
project a fighting chance...

Patrick

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