To Over or Under Engineer?
In which two groups of software engineers design and implement a fly-killing machine. Once Upon A Time... Two groups of software engineers, one favouring Java and another favouring Ruby, were asked to build a device that kills the common fly. The product is supposed to kill this nasty creature. 1 Day Later The Ruby team announced the completion of the product. "The product has gone through extensive testing. During the tests, in which we mocked the size, movement pattern and speed of the common fly, the device performed with 80% efficiency", the lead engineer commented when asked by the press about the secret to their rapid development process. A photo of the finished product by the Ruby team "Suffice to say that we had to make some design and implementation sacrifices to cut the time to market and production costs" he commented briefly on the effectiveness of the product. 367 Days Later The Java team accomplished the design of the product. "W...