Mockup vs. Reality

by Joey deVilla on February 5, 2008

Pictured below are two photos:

  1. The mockup of an International Space Station module at Leicester’s National Space Centre, and
  2. The reality — a photo taken a week ago aboard the actual International Space Station.

ISS: The mockup (clean, ordered) vs. the reality (a mess of cables and gear)
Click the photo to see it at full size.
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

I think it’s a pretty apt visual metaphor for the difference between your application’s design and the actual implementation.

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Really, It IS the Only Valid Measurement of Code Quality

by Joey deVilla on February 5, 2008

Comic: The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs per minute
Click the comic to see it on its original page.

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