On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Charlie Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > ... >>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:27:01 -0500, "Charlie Coleman" <[email protected]> >>said: >> > >> > folks to keep upgrading to the latest version of VS, latest version >> of SQL, >> > etc. The "business" computer industry is truly an insane world. >> >> >>How's that Ford Model T of yours going these days ? ;) >>-- >> Alan Bourke >> [email protected] > > Interesting that you would try to dispose of my comments with an antiquated > reference. Your MS-head-ness is shining forth. > > But to respond in kind, my "Model T" understanding of computer technology, > how it works, the benefits and pitfalls, etc is continuing to work > incredibly well. In fact, I've built many systems that have been around for > over 10+ years that still meet and exceed user expectations. Of course, the > secret to my success has been that I absolutely do NOT follow MS > recommendations on anything unless absolutely necessary. I sort of lucked > into this approach when I saw how MS routinely "broke" things in early > versions of Internet Explorer and so we avoided using libraries and > "components" from MS early on. As it turns out, they have no compunction > about breaking things elsewhere either, so NOT doing as they say has > insulated my systems (and customers) from a ton of woes. > > You see, computer technology has not really changed in the past, oh, > probably 10 years. What MS users perceive as "change" is simply nothing > more than layers and other junk piled on by MS to justify upgrade costs and > fix bugs. Even .Net really is nothing new at all - it's simply "MS's way" > of combining existing protocols, calling their own libraries, and > organizing functions. Actual, true, computer technology under-the-hood is > something MS can't control. The understanding of that type technology has > helped me avoid the MS junk in a lot of cases. > > In the meantime, seeing the various "wonders" of MS come and go, including > their variations of .Net, I've got to say it's a good thing I recommended > my "avoid MS recommendations" approach to my customers. They've been able > to save probably hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years because of > it. I've also witnessed many MS-trainwrecks caused by MS evangelists (and > rescued a few). > > Yep, heh heh, my Model T is actually moving along at warp speed. > > So, how are you sleeping? Feeling like a ambulance-chasing lawyer yet? I > mean, it's clear you're an MS-chasing-developer at the moment. The two > classes of people seem to have more similarities than differences. > --------------------------------------
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