Keep it clean!

摘要

@@We were euphoric at Delft University. Finally one of the business groups of Philips Consumer Electronics had allowed our EPAss-method to be tested on their products (see chapter 6.3.1). Surprisingly the group was located in Taiwan, at that time not a frontrunner in environment. Geert-Jan was the student to be sent to Taiwan. This was a double risk because it included the usual risk, that the student is not capable of showing that he or she is a good designer and engineer in a sixth month project in industry. On top of that there was also the geographical risk. Being in Taiwan means that the mentors and the supervisor are far away. Moreover, the project has to be executed with people who have a different way of working than the one we have in the Netherlands. Dutch universities do not prepare one for that! this way he was one of the contributors to the big success of the Philips’ “Brilliance” monitor products. functionalities in an improper way. spaghetti of wires inside the product. became a huge success. Functionality analysis is also ‘prevention’. Keep the designs ‘clean’! Keep it clean over the generations.