____/ 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.
>
> ...
>
> There are other problems too, such as the name of the system folder. It
> was called system in 16bit Windows, system32 in 32bit Windows, and,
> well, system32 in 64bit Windows, because many programmers had hard-coded
> the system32 directory instead of using the specific API call to
> determine the correct system directory.
> [/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...
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