Michael Pavling wrote: > On 13 August 2010 17:21, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> If a client asks to produce the functionality to export data into the >>> office-application format of their choice, then it's not irresponsible >>> to do exactly that. >> >> Yes it is. �If a client asks me that, then it is my responsibility as an >> ethical, responsible developer to tell them that IMHO they are making a >> suboptimal choice, and to explore other alternatives with them. > > For instance: They want a application (web-technology-based or > otherwise) to manage their foos and bars - it's going to be internal > only. They use MS Office desktop applications. They want their > application to export mailshots as Word documents so they can edit > them before printing. > > There is no alternative to explore. >
Of course there is. The application could do all the editing needed and then export the mailshots in some other format. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
