Michael Madigan wrote: > The whole thing is silly. > > I remember my first job out of college, they took a > dbase iii program and ported it to the VAX. > > So I said, "Why the hell are we taking a dbase iii > program and re-writing it in Oracle? It works fine > under dBASE" > > "Because we can bill a lot more for Oracle programming > hours". > They seriously said that? See...that's the crappy ethics that gives IT professionals (non-employees) a bad name.
> So, in this case, if the Oracle program works, what > could the customer complain about? > I could make an appliance out of space-age shuttle-worthy material, but does that mean I shouldn't use a more affordable, cheaper yet still reliable enough material? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
