I would try to explain that a computer language is just like a spoken language, and so have him imagine hiring two people to write a book. One person writes the book in Japaneese, the other in Russian. Then ask him how well he thinks it would be to have the writers swap books and continue writing (or modifying the book).
If he doesn't get this analogy, smack him in the head. Steve At 12:31 PM 08/04/2009, MB Software Solutions, wrote: >Aah the joys of being labeled a computer guy. Usually it's "oh you're a >computer guy? Then you can fix my computer problems (even though >software is my focus and I leave hardware/networking usually to those >pros who do that stuff). > >Mgmt thinks that because my app is a legacy Foxpro (VFP9) app and that >the other developer's app is legacy VB6, that he and I should be >interchangable and able to work on each other's stuff. > >And what's frustrating is that it's the year 2009...don't you think >they'd know that it's not a fair apples to apples comparison? > >Sheesh. > >-- >Mike Babcock, MCP >MB Software Solutions, LLC >President, Chief Software Architect >http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com >http://fabmate.com >http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
