Re: a letter from Mr. Allison

Posted by Randy Berger On 2011/11/29 0:35:07

Yes, the TL system's beauty lies in its simplicity. GM's airbag system which was brought about because of the Packard torsion bars was a complicated Rube Goldberg design in comparison.
The KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is a good rule to go with. As a programmer for many years, I used to read IBM's code to see how they resolved problems. Those folks resolved problems with the least amount of coding and sometimes the simplicity of their solutions was brilliant. I copied their style and tried to write code in the same manner. When you see a system that works, you study it and learn from it. The Allison TL system is, in a word, brilliant.

Thanks Ross for sharing that letter.