Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:

> - From Win32 to Cocoa, Part II

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.

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.

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____/ Homer on Tuesday 06 May 2008 11:43 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> - From Win32 to Cocoa, Part II
>
>

> 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.
>

>
> 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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* 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
>>
>>

>> 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.
>>

>>
>> 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?:

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is one word: versions.
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"Homer" wrote in message
news:rbp5f5-pq6.ln1@sky.matrix...
>
> 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.
>
You betchum, Red Ryder! I realize that it is intellectually more
stimulating for you geniuses to knock Mr. Softee's achievements and such
rather than acknowledging the reality of the situation, but why not try
hopping on the bandwagon and see what could be in store for your talents?
The reality is that Windows is not going to ever go away and it will always
be the major platform for the personal computer. Instead of cursing the
darkness as you are wont to do, why not try lighting a candle? Surely the
innocents who have been slavishly purchasing MS OS platfoms for the past 25
years or more deserve some relief that your superior intellect could
provide!

If you worked on fixing problems in Windows with alternate add-ons or
replacement features, you would gain a much wide degree of adoption and also
be much more appreciated than you are today with your parochial and almost
cultist behavior.

____/ 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
>>>
>>>

>>> 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.
>>>

>>>
>>> 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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