Signing up for unemployment? Hardly! I know of many Industries that rely exclusively on VB. Fortune 500 companies including the one I work for. We are currently in the process of writing an ERP in VB, and with phase 1 rolled out, no such issues exist. This is a complete Sales Order Entry system that connects with and replaces old COBOL and Progress legacy systems. Speed is not even an issue and I would wager our code base including COM+ components and XML/XSL Views is more robust and useful than some shops C libraries.
And VB is not the only langauge I know or program in. I use Java, C, COBOL, and Progress(ever heard of it? Thought not.) for many other tasks within the organization. It's just a matter of using the best tool for the best job. I try not to be to tunnel visioned on one langauge and figure out how to make the best use of each.
How well does this product work? Does it involve a lot of configuration? Do you have to devote someone to maintaining this? We use Rational Rose, but not this product and I would appreciate some feedback.
Why is this one getting a troll flag?? It is exactly how 80% of businesses trying to implement this feel. ERP programs are not highly successful and cost tons of money. Unless you've seen it in practice it's tough to comprhend how anything could go wrong. Especially when you've seen it working, but for some reason after throwing thousands out the window, you can't. Just 2 weeks ago there was a big meeting in Baltimore about ERP's which had representives from every major implementation. Everyone is experiencing the same mess.
This would not work open source.... Those of us who have it seen it know!!!
Stupid is right. I've personally gotten nailed by 220VAC and it hurt bad. Believe me, where I work there are tons of ways to kill yourself with electricity and I do my best to make sure everything and everyone stays safe. That's why, knock on wood, we've never had a serious electrical accident. We have a sister company that has not been so lucky, but they do it to themselves. A bunch of engineers and scientists running around playing with stuff, defeating interlocks, and not using grounding rods to really check and make sure that cathode is off. 90 Kilowatts or even 120 with Niobium DC would not be cool, and has jumped from 4 different people standing next to the idiot that latched on to it. Your president must be a clown if he told you to stick your arm in it.
No crap. My wife is like pulling teeth when I want a new system. I was able to get the first playstation when they came out, but when I told her of the new one, she said no way. Apparently I find too much useless stuff to blow money on.
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Signing up for unemployment? Hardly! I know of many Industries that rely exclusively on VB. Fortune 500 companies including the one I work for. We are currently in the process of writing an ERP in VB, and with phase 1 rolled out, no such issues exist. This is a complete Sales Order Entry system that connects with and replaces old COBOL and Progress legacy systems. Speed is not even an issue and I would wager our code base including COM+ components and XML/XSL Views is more robust and useful than some shops C libraries.
And VB is not the only langauge I know or program in. I use Java, C, COBOL, and Progress(ever heard of it? Thought not.) for many other tasks within the organization. It's just a matter of using the best tool for the best job. I try not to be to tunnel visioned on one langauge and figure out how to make the best use of each.
How well does this product work? Does it involve a lot of configuration? Do you have to devote someone to maintaining this? We use Rational Rose, but not this product and I would appreciate some feedback.
Hello..McFly. That's almost word for word what Bush has said. Maybe you should have watched the debates.
This would not work open source.... Those of us who have it seen it know!!!
Stupid is right. I've personally gotten nailed by 220VAC and it hurt bad. Believe me, where I work there are tons of ways to kill yourself with electricity and I do my best to make sure everything and everyone stays safe. That's why, knock on wood, we've never had a serious electrical accident. We have a sister company that has not been so lucky, but they do it to themselves. A bunch of engineers and scientists running around playing with stuff, defeating interlocks, and not using grounding rods to really check and make sure that cathode is off. 90 Kilowatts or even 120 with Niobium DC would not be cool, and has jumped from 4 different people standing next to the idiot that latched on to it. Your president must be a clown if he told you to stick your arm in it.
No crap. My wife is like pulling teeth when I want a new system. I was able to get the first playstation when they came out, but when I told her of the new one, she said no way. Apparently I find too much useless stuff to blow money on.