Thread: Cliffs of Dover, a Year Later
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by David Hayward View Post
Sometimes you can optimize code by making small changes. Sometimes it requires big changes. It's not always possible to know that you made bad choices early in the design process.
Of course but you recognize those BIG problems during the testing of the Alpha version... not at release!
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A whole generation of pilots learned to treasure the Spitfire for its delightful response to aerobatic manoeuvres and its handiness as a dogfighter. Iit is odd that they had continued to esteem these qualities over those of other fighters in spite of the fact that they were of only secondary importance tactically.Thus it is doubly ironic that the Spitfire’s reputation would habitually be established by reference to archaic, non-tactical criteria.
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