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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>Hi Leigh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>A rewrite could be a major and very costly job. The readability
of your source depends very much on how it has been written. As you (should) know,
it helps (and also yourself!!) when using:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>adequate notes in the source<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#17365D'>having the program divided in multiple functional modules<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#17365D'>using multiple feature related function libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#17365D'>etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>When not using this method (or better) you may find yourself struggling
maintaining your own program ;)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leigh
Wanstead<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 4, 2014 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Risk Management Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To be honest, it is not easy to maintain someone else's
code. Rewrite the source code will be easier than read someone else's code.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Leigh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 4 December 2014 at 10:35, Cameron Hart <<a
href="mailto:Cameron.Hart@flowsoftware.co.nz" target="_blank">Cameron.Hart@flowsoftware.co.nz</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>You have had a lot of good answers but no one has yet
mentioned that the risk you are trying to manage is your clients risk, not your
own. It is their responsibility therefore and it would be usual for them
to “cover the cost of covering the risk”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>If you attempt to cover all of your clients risks you
will be using your capital (or risking your assets) to support their business,
and you will struggle to grow your own business.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>Instead I suggest you put the responsibility back on the
client and ask them to sign up to a support plan with regular monthly payments
which can give you the confidence to employ another developer so their risk is
reduced. This is an investment by the client in you for their own
benefit.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 3 December 2014 11:59 a.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DUG] Risk Management Plan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#17365D'>Hi all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#17365D'>One of my clients is expanding their business (thanks to
my software;-) and asked me about a Risk Management Plan in case I would
disappear, fair enough. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#17365D'>Me, myself and I are only a small company (as many of you
might be too), so no in-house backup developers available. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#17365D'>Has any of you any experience or ideas regarding a Risk
Management Plan for a one man band?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#17365D'>Thanks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
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