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Skating on ice with molasses
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Skating on Ice with Molasses (Analogy) This analogy depicts expected result versus unexpected behavior. An ice skater knows the performance of the ice surface in its pure state, and can predict how their skate and tricks will perform. Once molasses is applied to the ice surface, the skater will still be in contact with the ice via the blade of their skates; however the behavior (speed, trip ups, etc) will be unpredictable. Example: Installing a software agent on a Windows server that has been running an application without fault might yield unexpected results such as Abends, BSODs, or poor performance. The "software agent" is the molasses, the "Windows server" is the ice surface, the "application" is the skater. (of course please excuse the analogy of Windows server as a "pure" state) |
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