More reality checks

Tim P. Gerla (timg nospam at means.net)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:07:20 -0600

OK, not to sound like a wet blanket or anything, but remember what the
purpose of this is. We want to be able to stick our cd in, and have the
titles come up. I don't think taht CDDB's extended data was limited, but the
format left something to be desired. Do we really need all of this
heavyweight track/title/movement reordering stuff?

Keep the goal in sight.

XML is fine if you can find a very lightweight (I want one source file)
parser. Don't fall for the buzzword trap. "Everyone is using it, why not
us?" Simple formats are better. If CDDB was more complex than sending a line
or two of query info, most players wouldn't implement it.

Don't re-implement stuff. Can't we use CDDB's ID generator method?

Don't rush to support the latest greatest thing. Sit down and think.

KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)

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-Tim
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