Ok. First off, I'm just venting so if you have better things to do ... just ignore this email (this is why this is in Chat).
I'm a bit frustrated with some programmers attitude regarding development. Unfortunately, English is my 3rd language so bear with me on this one. One of the Project Managers have a problem. They need to import an EDI 850-4010-X12 into their system which only handles XML document. His problem is that his Technical Manager is quoting 22 man days to implement support for it. Her boss referred him to me and I said I can read the EDI document and export it to XML that their system currently handles. As a favour to the guy, my wife helped out and spent 2 days mapping the EDI document and it took me another 2 days to implement my wife's work and export the file to XML. Side note: This is why I really like J, 4 days work (2 days programming in J) as compared to 22 days in C#. Now here lies the rub. When we were implementing, I am now getting grief from his Technical Manager because the importer was not done in C# and is insisting on redoing the whole thing again in his language. I could have understood where he stand if the thing doesn't work ... but it does as what was in the specification. ARRRRGGGGHHHHH (this is my shorthand to the heated arguments). What surprise me though is that for the last decade, I've been encountering this attitude, and I still get affected by it. Just so frustrated right now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
