Re: Plea for help: The detriment of using Microsoft products

[Bill Sconce]

"Kevin D. Clark" wrote:
> 
> Want to see an example of a software group that produces solid code?
> Read this article:
> 
>    http://www.fastcompany.com/online/06/writestuff.html



Thank you for the pointer, Kevin.  I'm a pilot;  the narration of
main engine start brought me near tears.


But the following paragraph was the best.  A perfect complement to
Phil Agre's observation that Microsoft is staffed and managed by
two-year-olds:

    That's the culture: the on-board shuttle group produces grown-up
    software, and the way they do it is by being grown-ups. It may not
    be sexy, it may not be a coding ego-trip -- but it is the future
    of software. When you're ready to take the next step -- when you
    have to write perfect software instead of software that's just
    good enough -- then it's time to grow up. 

And THAT'S never going to happen in Redmond.

-Bill

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