____/ Linonut on Tuesday 06 May 2008 14:56 : \____
> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> ____/ Homer on Tuesday 06 May 2008 11:43 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> - From Win32 to Cocoa, Part II
>>>
>>> [quote]
>>> And this is the main problem with .Net, he states. It's too "dumbed
>>> down", making it frustrating to use for the type 3 programmers.
>>> [/quote]
>>>
>>> And that, in a nutshell, is the problem with Windows code. It's a
>>> shining beacon of putrid legacy slop. It seems that .Net continues this
>>> time-honoured tradition. Big surprise.
>>
>> Cue Miguel jumping to Microsoft's defence...
>
> Microsoft has had good opportunities to do something about this, but
> they have been systematically squandered through a combination of
> ineptitude, mismanagement, and slavish adherence to backwards
> compatibility. The disillusionment I feel is incredible. I enjoy
> writing programs, but I don't enjoy writing for Windows. And while
> once it made sense to stick with Windows, it just doesn't any more.
> There's now an attractive alternative: Mac OS X.
>
> UNIX, of course.
>
> On the other hand, can you argue with Microsoft's logic?:
Ask AMD and NVIDIA about developing for DRM (Vista).
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~~ Best of wishes
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