>Dave Bryant wrote: >...if we are marketing a method of making it easier/more >efficient then we want to win this contest. We want to show >people that we have a tool that is worth its salt.
While I agree with your fundamental premise of demonstrating better tools, as long as there are people who will cry foul over the issue, the definition of "level playing field" is unfortunately ambiguous and ripe for complaint when tools are in the mix. >Ross Ferris wrote: >Personally, as I've expressed to the organizers, >I'd like to see the competition opened up to >"outsiders" using tools like Visual Studio/ >Eclipse/Java and databases like Oracle, >SQL Server, DB2 etc .... I'd LOVE to stand up U2 next to any SQL database in a real-world-type scenario. Maybe we'd win, maybe we'd show, maybe we'd tank. Regardless of the outcome, though, would that not be MOST useful information? Then again, if the requirements are such where multivalues would be useful (yeah, like that COULDN'T happen in the real world?) we could end up with a whole new class of complaints. Personally, I'd love to see several different events, like maybe: * A BASIC-only competition - compiler and editor only. * A web solution - whatever it takes to deploy a specific web scenario. * A reporting solution - flexibility in getting information out. * A freestyle competition (for anybody with any configuration) * A business strategy competition. I'm sure given enough thought this community could all come up with a whole bunch of other events. More importantly, with such an extensive competition I'm sure we could all learn a great deal to improve our respective companies and careers. Of course, then there's the issue of the prize. I'm sure Spectrum won't want to be setting buckets of cash on fire with this thing, so that's certain to be a concern. Frankly, I'd compete without a payout, because - at least to me - the educational value is a lot more valuable. What about you? Would you compete if there wasn't a payout? -Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PrecisOnline.com ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
