LOL ... Having to do marketing is bad enough but I'm sure if we try hard we might be able to turn him into a full fledged bean counter ...
--- In [email protected], Rick Osborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great - add something else to Thomasz to do list. > I bet he was really looking for something "productive" > like that > > --- Ton Sieverding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What about giving an estimate say every month for > > the remaining time of important modules like the AFL > > Wizard, AB Portfolio etc. Tomasz ? Perhaps on the > > Wish List Page in the following form : 0%, 20%, 40%, > > 60%, 80% and 100% done. Just to give us an idea > > where you are ... > > > > BTW thanks for the last update. I like it ... > > > > Kind regards, > > Ton Sieverding. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tomasz Janeczko > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.94.0 BETA > > released > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I got a chuckle from your comment. My own > > programming estimates are > > > usually optimistic as well. From past > > experience, if I make an estimate > > > and then mutiply by 2.5 I may be not too far off > > the mark. Maybe. > > > > > > > Yes and unfortunatelly it requires programmer to > > understand :-) > > People may think that I underestimate things for > > purpose. No I don't. > > At the time when estimate is made there it is the > > best I can come up with. > > If I were multipling estimates by 2 at start I > > would end up with 4 times the original, > > simply because when you have more time you put > > more things and original idea > > becomes bigger than originally planned. > > Programming is work of art. It evolves > > when you actually do it. > > > > This is not bakery shop where you can multiply > > daily output times number of days for two months > > and you have correct estimate where you will be > > then with your production. > > > > Plus I am dependent on thing that are completely > > out of my control. > > During this 2 months 2 real time providers > > released 3 new versions of their APIs/ > > server software with big changes that require > > immediate testing/changes. > > > > If such thing happens I need to drop everything > > and check to ensure continuity. > > > > In the background there is also on-going work on > > new documentation site that you don't > > see now but will be released to the public soon. > > > > In the meantime I migrated also amibroker.org to a > > new better server. > > > > Things like that are not "visible" to the users > > but take quite a lot of time and can not > > be planned ahead. > > > > Best regards, > > Tomasz Janeczko > > amibroker.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick Busigin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.94.0 BETA > > released > > > > > On Thu, 3 May 2007, Tomasz Janeczko wrote: > > > > > >> As for 2 months - indeed March 3rd I said that > > it will appear within 2 months. > > >> In engineers world there is something called > > "error of the estimate" . It is a measure > > >> the accuracy of predictions made. I wonder if > > your own predictions about market movement > > >> 2 months ahead are so accurrate that you know > > exactly what will happen 60 days in the future. > > >> If not, please show a little bit of patience. > > > > > > Tomasz, > > > > > > I got a chuckle from your comment. My own > > programming estimates are > > > usually optimistic as well. From past > > experience, if I make an estimate > > > and then mutiply by 2.5 I may be not too far off > > the mark. Maybe. > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > Thanks for a product that keeps getting better > > all the time - and at a > > > remarkable rate at that! > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-= > > > Please protect our email address, and those of > > others. > > > Help fight the war against Spam; > > > Erase all addresses before forwarding any item > > of email. > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-= > > > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion > > between users only. > > > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an > > e-mail directly to > > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news > > always check DEVLOG: > > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > > > For other support material please check also: > > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Osborn & Associates > 885 Sorrento Ave. > Oshawa, Ontario L1J 6V6 > (905) 728-8543 fax 728-0815 >
