All experience has taught us that solving a complex problem uncovers hidden assumptions and ever more knowledge, trade-offs that we didn't anticipate but which can make the difference between meeting a deadline and going into research mode for a year, etc.

— Erik Naggum, Re: is CLOS reall OO?

Source: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/msg/917737b7cc8510e3?dmode=source&output=gplain

From a Usenet article titled 'Re: is CLOS reall OO?'.

Topics: software engineering, complexity