This is silly. The minute they make it idiot proof, someone else will come up with a better idiot. What ever happned to paying attention? I agree with the suggestion that you address the email LAST.
As a Notes Admin for the past 10 years, but piror to that a software devleoper (not on Notes/Domino) with considerable formal software/systems dev training, I really do see this every day. I'm not trying to overlook the point the tools are easier to use and are designed for folks that don't have a BS in CS.
Unfortunetly, a LOT of people who are developing code these days have learned it by the seat of thier pants and they don't even know(dating myself) are falling into the visicalc/123 trap from the 80's. The computer said it so it must be right! Some/many just don't seem to understand the entire software dev life cycle, don't know how to test, and think the way to code is to write a few lines and see if it works. Again this is not exclusive to Notes/Domino.
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This is silly. The minute they make it idiot proof, someone else will come up with a better idiot. What ever happned to paying attention? I agree with the suggestion that you address the email LAST.
My thoughts exactly!. Lord only knows where we'd be without the wit and wisdom of Bart & Lisa Simpson.
As a Notes Admin for the past 10 years, but piror to that a software devleoper (not on Notes/Domino) with considerable formal software/systems dev training, I really do see this every day. I'm not trying to overlook the point the tools are easier to use and are designed for folks that don't have a BS in CS. Unfortunetly, a LOT of people who are developing code these days have learned it by the seat of thier pants and they don't even know(dating myself) are falling into the visicalc/123 trap from the 80's. The computer said it so it must be right! Some/many just don't seem to understand the entire software dev life cycle, don't know how to test, and think the way to code is to write a few lines and see if it works. Again this is not exclusive to Notes/Domino.