> Maybe I should write a "slow software" manifesto like "slow food". ;)

Ah Michael, that's wonderful!

In my opinion, much of the world is too focused upon speed with the predictable consequence that quality and the joys of craftsmanship suffer. My friends and neighbors think I'm nuts with my love of old manual (non-CNC) machine tools because they're all so sloooow and require so much thinking. I just smile. Craftsmanship takes time & that's part of the point of doing it.

--Larry