Not if your customers want VB apps. The IT world is customer driven and the customer gets what the customer wants. I must say though that I haven't met a developer whose sole core competency is VB. It would be though for anyone to survive with only VB but hay, stranger things have happened.
I call Bullshit. We are talking complex systems here that require ICD for external systems and major performance requirements. You either have great foresight as to what could go all by yourself or you collaborate with those who might also know about potential problems. If a project is dependent on external systems you need to spend a lot of time to plan so that you won't have to back and fix problems at a later date in the development processes.
You are thinking to narrowly here. Thing big. Think something like Orbitz's flight reservation systems. Think on line banking systems. You don't plan when you are creating these systems then you are FUCKED.
In the real world we plan because if we can't deliver something on time we can say you either give more money or more time. If you come back and say well we can't deliver on time then you can bet your ass that you won't see repeat customers.
If your implementation doesn't meet requirements your skills aren't worth a damn. To be skilled you have to be able to plan. Planning saves time and is more efficient then hacking away at stuff.
I got Comcast and they started me of at $25 a month for 6 months and that was sweet. After the 6 months was up they started charging me $56 for it. It would have been $46 a month if I had subscribed to their cable TV package but since I don't watch TV I declined their offer. When I called them up and told them I want to cancel because Quest has offered me DSL for $29 a month. Of course, I have not intention of switching to DSL , which sucks big time around this area. Needless to say when the support/sales lady heard that I wanted to cancel she gave me a $30 a month package for 3 more months. I told here I will cancel at the end of this deal and she said well give us a call and if we have a deal in 3 months we'll give it to you. I guess I am gonna call them up and do the cancellation dance all over again.
Moral of the story, If you tell them you want to cancel they'll do everything in their power to keep you as a customer.
More importantly, shouldn't there a bidding war to do this the the USO? There doesn't seem to be competition to win a bid to do this and MS is getting a pass without any competition. It doesn't seem fair to the taxpayers.
Tell that to Macromedia who lost to Adobe because of a look & feel simalaraties.
<br><br> <i>Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today announced that it has received a favorable jury verdict in its intellectual property case against Macromedia, Inc. in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, finding willful infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,546,528. The patent at issue covers Adobe's reconfigurable tabbed palette patent, which is Adobe's method of displaying and working with multiple sets of information in the same area of the computer screen. The patented invention allows users to customize how the functions in the product are organized on their workspace.</i>
Usually there's some guidance from the person who want the letter writer. The person who actually writes it and articulates is not important but the person who sets the agenda and makes the request to have the letter written is. That person will most likely dictate the finner points they want to get out there. I was merely pointing out that McBride isn't pushing the buttons.
McBride didn't write it! You can clearly tell the lawyers wrote it and on top of that it was written after it was revealed that several of their employees contributed actively to Linux with management knowledge. They want to distract the press by publishing this letter.
Great stuff... I guess I'll take a crack at the bit about the astronomer.
Just before the astronomer speaks the male voice says it is happening fast. The astronomer then points to the fact that every time we look at the stars we see light that has travel great distances at a very rapid speed. Linux is basically growing fast and has come a long way in short period of time.
Have you seen the new IBM Linux ad? It is way too cool to be just another ad. They have this young kid sitting on a chair in a white room and lots of important people come in and lecture. It is very inspiring.
* 70% of statistical survey are sponsored by corporations. * 89% of statistical survey are lies to serve a purpose. * People lie 65% the time. * 63% of people lie for financial gains. * Microsoft is 10% evil. * I lie 16.66% of the time.
I don't like to be intimidation and I don't think any CFO/CEO/CIO shouldn't either. It is a matter of pride that you stand up for yourself. Remember corporate litigation is a double edged sword. If SCO doesn't win its claim, you can have them pay your legal and court fees. I'm sure there are lawyers out there that would take your case contingent basis.
Shit, I have the biggest cubical of them all in the office... I'll just tell them that I am very social and will welcome any new guest in my cubical (yes guests, I was her first).
I don't play any of those fluffy Japanese games and to tell you the truth I don't care for them. Give me Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, and Tekken and I am set.
p.s. There is a differences between ignorance and stupidity. I suppose one could say that you are stupid where as the parent poster is ignorant of Japanese games.
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Any MMOG where I can't play the role of a pimp is not worth playing. The pimping biz is where the money son.
Not if your customers want VB apps. The IT world is customer driven and the customer gets what the customer wants. I must say though that I haven't met a developer whose sole core competency is VB. It would be though for anyone to survive with only VB but hay, stranger things have happened.
where do you live?
I call Bullshit. We are talking complex systems here that require ICD for external systems and major performance requirements. You either have great foresight as to what could go all by yourself or you collaborate with those who might also know about potential problems. If a project is dependent on external systems you need to spend a lot of time to plan so that you won't have to back and fix problems at a later date in the development processes.
You are thinking to narrowly here. Thing big. Think something like Orbitz's flight reservation systems. Think on line banking systems. You don't plan when you are creating these systems then you are FUCKED.
In the real world we plan because if we can't deliver something on time we can say you either give more money or more time. If you come back and say well we can't deliver on time then you can bet your ass that you won't see repeat customers.
If your implementation doesn't meet requirements your skills aren't worth a damn. To be skilled you have to be able to plan. Planning saves time and is more efficient then hacking away at stuff.
I got Comcast and they started me of at $25 a month for 6 months and that was sweet. After the 6 months was up they started charging me $56 for it. It would have been $46 a month if I had subscribed to their cable TV package but since I don't watch TV I declined their offer. When I called them up and told them I want to cancel because Quest has offered me DSL for $29 a month. Of course, I have not intention of switching to DSL , which sucks big time around this area. Needless to say when the support/sales lady heard that I wanted to cancel she gave me a $30 a month package for 3 more months. I told here I will cancel at the end of this deal and she said well give us a call and if we have a deal in 3 months we'll give it to you. I guess I am gonna call them up and do the cancellation dance all over again.
Moral of the story, If you tell them you want to cancel they'll do everything in their power to keep you as a customer.
More importantly, shouldn't there a bidding war to do this the the USO? There doesn't seem to be competition to win a bid to do this and MS is getting a pass without any competition. It doesn't seem fair to the taxpayers.
Tell that to Macromedia who lost to Adobe because of a look & feel simalaraties.
<br><br>
<i>Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today announced that it has received a favorable jury verdict in its intellectual property case against Macromedia, Inc. in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, finding willful infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,546,528. The patent at issue covers Adobe's reconfigurable tabbed palette patent, which is Adobe's method of displaying and working with multiple sets of information in the same area of the computer screen. The patented invention allows users to customize how the functions in the product are organized on their workspace.</i>
Usually there's some guidance from the person who want the letter writer. The person who actually writes it and articulates is not important but the person who sets the agenda and makes the request to have the letter written is. That person will most likely dictate the finner points they want to get out there. I was merely pointing out that McBride isn't pushing the buttons.
McBride didn't write it! You can clearly tell the lawyers wrote it and on top of that it was written after it was revealed that several of their employees contributed actively to Linux with management knowledge. They want to distract the press by publishing this letter.
SCO won't survive the IBM counter claim for sure.
Tried a credit union lately? They charge just as much as the Banks.
The Feds borrows against itself and the taxpayer.
Banks are middle man that simply takes a cut by facilitating you, the taxpayer, borrowing from Feds.
I wonder if we can cut the banks our of the loop and have a nonprofit organizations facilitate taxpayer borrowing from the government.
Great stuff... I guess I'll take a crack at the bit about the astronomer.
Just before the astronomer speaks the male voice says it is happening fast. The astronomer then points to the fact that every time we look at the stars we see light that has travel great distances at a very rapid speed. Linux is basically growing fast and has come a long way in short period of time.
Canadians will breed and multiple. Soon they will take over the world and Bombardier's Embrio will be the tool they use to realize this.
viva Canada, I mean Montreal/Quebec.
Have you seen the new IBM Linux ad? It is way too cool to be just another ad. They have this young kid sitting on a chair in a white room and lots of important people come in and lecture. It is very inspiring.
maybe, just maybe, the games are way overpriced to begin with?
I guess they are trying to kill China's new EDV initiative before it gets started.
* 70% of statistical survey are sponsored by corporations.
* 89% of statistical survey are lies to serve a purpose.
* People lie 65% the time.
* 63% of people lie for financial gains.
* Microsoft is 10% evil.
* I lie 16.66% of the time.
I wonder if Google was included in their servay.
Simple questions every lawyer should ask SCO:
1) On what grounds?
2) Show me!
I don't like to be intimidation and I don't think any CFO/CEO/CIO shouldn't either. It is a matter of pride that you stand up for yourself. Remember corporate litigation is a double edged sword. If SCO doesn't win its claim, you can have them pay your legal and court fees. I'm sure there are lawyers out there that would take your case contingent basis.
I just want to know one thing...how does non aborigine Australian music sound?
When do I get my Ion Cannon? And how much damage will it be able to do?
First person shooters belong on the PC...so do complex RTS games. In fighting games and sports games the consoles have an edge.
Shit, I have the biggest cubical of them all in the office...
I'll just tell them that I am very social and will welcome any new guest in my cubical (yes guests, I was her first).
I don't play any of those fluffy Japanese games and to tell you the truth I don't care for them. Give me Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, and Tekken and I am set.
p.s.
There is a differences between ignorance and stupidity. I suppose one could say that you are stupid where as the parent poster is ignorant of Japanese games.