Peter Hickman wrote:
> If you intend to become a developer you will need broad shoulders, you 
> will
> have to work with tools that you do not like in environments you would 
> not
> choose.
> 
> "An accounting system in Basic on VMS"
> "Update a COBOL system on a Bull mainframe"
> "Integrate with an erlang system talking to MSSQL Server"
> "A web site written in PHP"
> "Update this Classic ASP site to ASP.NET"
> "Visual Basic!!!"
>

No, not at all.  It is perfectly reasonable to to question your client's 
requirements if they're causing problems, or to refuse a job if you 
don't like the tools being used.

[...]
> 
> You have to use Windows.

That is not clear.  (And if it is the case, it's a bad requirement.  If 
I were in the OP's shoes, I'd complain loudly or simply refuse.)

> 
> I'll sign off before I swear at you for your infantile attitude.

Personal attacks and name-calling have no place on this list.

Best,
--
Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]
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