I promised I'd post this, sorry for taking so long to find it: http://www.softwaremarketsolution.com/index_2.html Interview with Joel Spolsky. Particularly the parts where he talks about having layers of bugfixes in application code to cover for lower level bugs. -- `-_-' In hoc signo hack, Peter da Silva. 'U` "A well-rounded geek should be able to geek about anything." -- [log in to unmask] Disclaimer: WWFD? * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *