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Why Vista Release Date Really Slipped

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the better-excuses dept.

anzev writes "A team manager for Windows for 5 years has decided to write a blog-essay about what caused Windows Vista project to miss the due date. Philip tells us in the blog, that Windows developers are writing an average of 5000 lines of code (which is *only* 1200 lines less than the national average of 6200 lines of code per year). He addresses issues like the Vista code being too complicated, the processes the developers have to follow too complex and a lot more. All in all it gives a nice insight into why Vista will be late, from a different perspective. Oh, and Slashdot gets mentioned too ;-)."

13 of 562 comments (clear)

  1. The Short Version. by biggyfred · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Microsoft is screwed up.

    1. Re:The Short Version. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Please mod parent up!

  2. Your frogot too put ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lineucks is teh only OS my boxen will be running....:LOL micro$haft .. I Stab at thee from my parent's basement!!!! LOL!!
    LOL FREE KOAD ROX!!!!

    PROGNAME=$(basename $0)
    VERSION="2.1.0"
    SCRIPTSHELL=${SHELL}
    DEFAULT_SCRIPT_NAME=untitled_script
    if [ -d ~/tmp ]; then
            TEMP_DIR=~/tmp
    else
            TEMP_DIR=/tmp
    fi
    TEMP_FILE=$(mktemp -q "${TEMP_DIR}/${PROGNAME}.$$.XXXXXX")

    # Make some pretty date strings
    DATE=$(date +'%m/%d/%Y')
    YEAR=$(date +'%Y')

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  3. Awful. by Diordna · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That post had the worst grammar I've ever seen in a Slashdot news item.

    On another note, the article makes some valid points, but nothing we haven't heard before.

  4. Just to much by i'mthejuggernaut · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm just to pissed about this two write too more words about it.

  5. Guide to writing profound-sounding posts by 10Ghz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you mix your text with bolded words it will sound more profound. Bolded words can make anyone seem like a real professional. Besides, bolded words are the new Microsoft standard of writing blog-posts

    --
    Lesbian Nazi Hookers Abducted by UFOs and Forced Into Weight Loss Programs - -all next week on Town Talk.
    1. Re:Guide to writing profound-sounding posts by Shadow+Of+The+Sun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Or perhaps it will sound as though it was written by William Shatner.

    2. Re:Guide to writing profound-sounding posts by psxman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      How is this redundant? Only one other person posted about the bolding, and he's at zero.

  6. Re:Give Vista Developers A Break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm reminded of a story about Hitler where the Allies had broken through French beaches at Normandy


    The Godwin is strong in this one.

  7. Re:Give Vista Developers A Break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you can voice concern/dissent to your boss, I suggest you get a new job.

    If you can't voice concern/dissent to your boss, I suggest you get a new job.

  8. Java by codepunk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well when you are writing java you have to write that many lines to get hello world done.

    --


    Got Code?
  9. Re:SLOC: Vista vs. Linux by abigor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The parent is a completely offtopic rant. Mods, do your thing.

  10. Re:Give Vista Developers A Break by PixelScuba · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't forget his complete disdain for the homosexual community!!