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Author
30 Nov 2006 3:29 PM
Tim Patrick
Perhaps you mean me. Sorry, it's not me. I'm not afraid to sign my posts
with my real name. And if you have ever read any of my posts, you will see
that I always check my temper and my language at the door, unlike some....

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Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005

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> Hey Aaron,
>
> I think this must be that butt-plug that I mentioned that writes those
> books, Tim something or other.
>
> The Grand Master
>
> ToHellWithAaronKemp wrote...

Author
30 Nov 2006 3:55 PM
Master Programmer
You think you are smart, until one day MS dumps on you boyo !  Within
the next five minutes they will throw away everything that you have
spent years learning about. So you will have to waste another couple of
years learning thier latest trash.

YESTERDAY:    DNA is the future (barf)
TODAY:             COM is no good (even though we invented it) instead
use .net
TOMORROW:    We made a mistake - dont use .net use d@ instead

Wake up you stupid c**t, these people suck us in then blow us out.
There is no money in writting books about .NET, we know that is
obvious, why else would you lurke around here trying to push them on
newbies. Channel your efforts into something more useful.

Steve Ray Irvin
The Grand Master







Tim Patrick wrote:
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> Perhaps you mean me. Sorry, it's not me. I'm not afraid to sign my posts
> with my real name. And if you have ever read any of my posts, you will see
> that I always check my temper and my language at the door, unlike some....
>
> -----
> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>
> > Hey Aaron,
> >
> > I think this must be that butt-plug that I mentioned that writes those
> > books, Tim something or other.
> >
> > The Grand Master
> >
> > ToHellWithAaronKemp wrote...
Author
30 Nov 2006 4:08 PM
Fabio Z
"Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> ha scritto nel messaggio

> Channel your efforts into something more useful.

Like teaching writing c++ apps under linux in 10 lessons?

Maybe about this there is some pocket books such as "programming linux for
idiots" :)
Author
30 Nov 2006 4:33 PM
pamelafluente
Master Programmer ha scritto:

> Wake up you stupid c**t, these people suck us in then blow us out.
> There is no money in writting books about .NET, we know that is
> obvious, why else would you lurke around here trying to push them on
> newbies. Channel your efforts into something more useful.
>
> Steve Ray Irvin
> The Grand Master

Grand Master of what ?

Perhaps you mean:
http://www.3d-dali.com/Tour/Masturbateur.htm
Author
30 Nov 2006 5:18 PM
RobinS
But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
or not.

I don't mind, because learning new things keeps your mind
sharp, and when *you're* drooling in a rest home with Alzheimer's
waiting for someone to wipe your bum, I'll still be reading tech
books and making money.

Robin S.
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"Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> wrote in message
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> You think you are smart, until one day MS dumps on you boyo !  Within
> the next five minutes they will throw away everything that you have
> spent years learning about. So you will have to waste another couple of
> years learning thier latest trash.
>
> YESTERDAY:    DNA is the future (barf)
> TODAY:             COM is no good (even though we invented it) instead
> use .net
> TOMORROW:    We made a mistake - dont use .net use d@ instead
>
> Wake up you stupid c**t, these people suck us in then blow us out.
> There is no money in writting books about .NET, we know that is
> obvious, why else would you lurke around here trying to push them on
> newbies. Channel your efforts into something more useful.
>
> Steve Ray Irvin
> The Grand Master
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Tim Patrick wrote:
>> Perhaps you mean me. Sorry, it's not me. I'm not afraid to sign my posts
>> with my real name. And if you have ever read any of my posts, you will
>> see
>> that I always check my temper and my language at the door, unlike
>> some....
>>
>> -----
>> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
>> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>>
>> > Hey Aaron,
>> >
>> > I think this must be that butt-plug that I mentioned that writes those
>> > books, Tim something or other.
>> >
>> > The Grand Master
>> >
>> > ToHellWithAaronKemp wrote...
>
Author
30 Nov 2006 11:06 PM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
> or not.

Unfortunately this is only one side of the medal.  By disposing technologies
customers' investments in solutions developed using these technologies are
disposed too, which significantly increases the total cost.

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
1 Dec 2006 5:26 AM
Cor Ligthert [MVP]
Herfried,

The technologies is not the most important.

Let me take this time not a analogy with cars.

One of the first inventions from human was fire and how to make meat
consumable for humans, it seems that it was the start of their spread over
the world.

We still eat meat and still use in a way fire for that. However we do it
much more hygienic, a reason why we life much longer now.

Cor



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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schreef in bericht
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
>> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
>> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
>> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
>> or not.
>
> Unfortunately this is only one side of the medal.  By disposing
> technologies customers' investments in solutions developed using these
> technologies are disposed too, which significantly increases the total
> cost.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
1 Dec 2006 11:37 AM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
> The technologies is not the most important.
>
> Let me take this time not a analogy with cars.
>
> One of the first inventions from human was fire and how to make meat
> consumable for humans, it seems that it was the start of their spread over
> the world.
>
> We still eat meat and still use in a way fire for that. However we do it
> much more hygienic, a reason why we life much longer now.

I don't think this analogy is an analogy at all.  Programming languages and
technologies are tools for building solutions, which can/should be used even
in 100 years.

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
1 Dec 2006 5:11 PM
Cor Ligthert [MVP]
Herfried,

If I take one about cars, you tell it is not good, if I take this one it is
not good.

Let say it in another way. For me you seems a very old guy, much older than
me. Happy with what he did and likes to show his knowledge with that, afraid
that he has to learn new things.

I like the challenge of the progress. I hope that I will never loss that.
That a user can stay with an old product does not mean that the developer
has to be everytime ready for new things.

If he does not like that, he can always become a bookkeeper. (Nothing wrong
with bookkeepers, but they have mostly the complete different ideas than
developers).

Cor


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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schreef in bericht
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> "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
>> The technologies is not the most important.
>>
>> Let me take this time not a analogy with cars.
>>
>> One of the first inventions from human was fire and how to make meat
>> consumable for humans, it seems that it was the start of their spread
>> over the world.
>>
>> We still eat meat and still use in a way fire for that. However we do it
>> much more hygienic, a reason why we life much longer now.
>
> I don't think this analogy is an analogy at all.  Programming languages
> and technologies are tools for building solutions, which can/should be
> used even in 100 years.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 2:09 AM
Master Programmer
Herfried is right a language should ALWAYS be backwards compatible and
NEVER break previous versions of code. You just get overexcited about
learning "new technologies - wow" that only do the "same as the old
thing as before" but "in a different way".  You are truly pathetic
actually, because you just like learning for the sake of it - even if
there is no practical use in doing so.  Thats actually very stupid of
you - you are very stupid.

Steve Ray Irwin


Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:
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> Herfried,
>
> If I take one about cars, you tell it is not good, if I take this one it is
> not good.
>
> Let say it in another way. For me you seems a very old guy, much older than
> me. Happy with what he did and likes to show his knowledge with that, afraid
> that he has to learn new things.
>
> I like the challenge of the progress. I hope that I will never loss that.
> That a user can stay with an old product does not mean that the developer
> has to be everytime ready for new things.
>
> If he does not like that, he can always become a bookkeeper. (Nothing wrong
> with bookkeepers, but they have mostly the complete different ideas than
> developers).
>
> Cor
>
>
> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schreef in bericht
> news:%23lU4X0TFHHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
> >> The technologies is not the most important.
> >>
> >> Let me take this time not a analogy with cars.
> >>
> >> One of the first inventions from human was fire and how to make meat
> >> consumable for humans, it seems that it was the start of their spread
> >> over the world.
> >>
> >> We still eat meat and still use in a way fire for that. However we do it
> >> much more hygienic, a reason why we life much longer now.
> >
> > I don't think this analogy is an analogy at all.  Programming languages
> > and technologies are tools for building solutions, which can/should be
> > used even in 100 years.
> >
> > --
> > M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> > M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> > V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 2:19 AM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
Steve,

"Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> schrieb:
> Herfried is right a language should ALWAYS be backwards compatible and
> NEVER break previous versions of code.

Well, I agree on this point.  Programming languages do not necessarily have
to be backwards compatible if the conversion of the source code doesn't have
a high price and the changes are justified by an overall increase in
productivity and reduction of total cost.

> You just get overexcited about learning "new technologies - wow"
> that only do the "same as the old thing as before" but "in a different
> way".
> [...]

It would be great if you rethink your choice of words to conform with the
"Rules of Conduct" in future.  Nobody wants to see flamewars and insults
here, but constructive input is always welcome!

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 2:59 AM
Jello World
is there a 'rules of conduct' for groups.google.com?
I see this domain as the property of google; not of Microsoft

-Charlie




Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:
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> Steve,
>
> "Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> schrieb:
> > Herfried is right a language should ALWAYS be backwards compatible and
> > NEVER break previous versions of code.
>
> Well, I agree on this point.  Programming languages do not necessarily have
> to be backwards compatible if the conversion of the source code doesn't have
> a high price and the changes are justified by an overall increase in
> productivity and reduction of total cost.
>
> > You just get overexcited about learning "new technologies - wow"
> > that only do the "same as the old thing as before" but "in a different
> > way".
> > [...]
>
> It would be great if you rethink your choice of words to conform with the
> "Rules of Conduct" in future.  Nobody wants to see flamewars and insults
> here, but constructive input is always welcome!
>
> --
>  M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
>  V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 4:54 AM
RobinS
This domain is neither the property of Google
nor the property of Microsoft. It is a public
usenet newsgroup that you can get to from any
newsreader.

Robin S.
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"Jello World" <jello_wo***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> is there a 'rules of conduct' for groups.google.com?
> I see this domain as the property of google; not of Microsoft
>
> -Charlie
>
>
>
>
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> "Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> schrieb:
>> > Herfried is right a language should ALWAYS be backwards compatible and
>> > NEVER break previous versions of code.
>>
>> Well, I agree on this point.  Programming languages do not necessarily
>> have
>> to be backwards compatible if the conversion of the source code doesn't
>> have
>> a high price and the changes are justified by an overall increase in
>> productivity and reduction of total cost.
>>
>> > You just get overexcited about learning "new technologies - wow"
>> > that only do the "same as the old thing as before" but "in a different
>> > way".
>> > [...]
>>
>> It would be great if you rethink your choice of words to conform with the
>> "Rules of Conduct" in future.  Nobody wants to see flamewars and insults
>> here, but constructive input is always welcome!
>>
>> --
>>  M S   Herfried K. Wagner
>> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
>>  V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
>
Author
2 Dec 2006 1:46 PM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
> This domain is neither the property of Google
> nor the property of Microsoft. It is a public
> usenet newsgroup that you can get to from any
> newsreader.

I have to disagree.  Microsoft has control over the newsgroups in the
"microsoft.public.*" groups hierarchy.  Some of these groups are even used
to provide commercial support for MSDN subscribers.  Microsoft's "Rules of
Conduct" apply.

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 4:04 PM
Cor Ligthert [MVP]
Herfried,

Before there come misunderstandings  I write this for those who don't know
this.

A Microsoft MVP is never representing Microsoft or it should be for special
occassions as it can be for everybody else. Therefore Herfried is writing
his own opinion.

Microsoft can (and does) never claim the control over newsgroups in the
public domain of UseNet.

They have the right to use that as everybody else in the way they like
including contributing and use it to help people.

They are also not able to remove things that are not on their server
anymore. Most of us log on to the Microsoft newsservers. Microsoft can
remove things and have that right from those (although they do that very
carefully and decent only for obvious spam) from their newsservers. This
does not mean that it will be removed by other newsservers.

Cor

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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schreef in bericht
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
>> This domain is neither the property of Google
>> nor the property of Microsoft. It is a public
>> usenet newsgroup that you can get to from any
>> newsreader.
>
> I have to disagree.  Microsoft has control over the newsgroups in the
> "microsoft.public.*" groups hierarchy.  Some of these groups are even used
> to provide commercial support for MSDN subscribers.  Microsoft's "Rules of
> Conduct" apply.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 7:59 PM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
> Microsoft can (and does) never claim the control over newsgroups in the
> public domain of UseNet.

Microsoft creates and deletes groups from this hierarchy.  The RFD/CFV
process which is typical for the Usenet to manage creation/deletion of
groups is not performed.  Although Microsoft's news servers provide a news
feed nowadays, the groups still sort of "belong" to Microsoft.

> They are also not able to remove things that are not on their server
> anymore. Most of us log on to the Microsoft newsservers. Microsoft can
> remove things and have that right from those (although they do that very
> carefully and decent only for obvious spam) from their newsservers. This
> does not mean that it will be removed by other newsservers.

That's indeed true.  But using Microsoft's public newsgroups in a way they
are not intended to be used (violating Microsoft's "Rules of Conduct"
document) may cause Microsoft to cancel support for the groups via the
"news.microsoft.com" news server.

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 3:51 AM
Cor Ligthert [MVP]
Herfried,

Try to learn to accept the meaning from others, only want to hear what you
want to hear has seldom been the right way to go.

You show yourself as a conservative in a way as you see seldom with
developers.

VB6 is not the endstation as the punchcard was not the endstation, about
which long time people were talking as you are doing now about VB6 (not me).

The punchcard processes exist still but now on magnetic tape by many large
organisations by the way.

Cor

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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schreef in bericht
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> Steve,
>
> "Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> schrieb:
>> Herfried is right a language should ALWAYS be backwards compatible and
>> NEVER break previous versions of code.
>
> Well, I agree on this point.  Programming languages do not necessarily
> have to be backwards compatible if the conversion of the source code
> doesn't have a high price and the changes are justified by an overall
> increase in productivity and reduction of total cost.
>
>> You just get overexcited about learning "new technologies - wow"
>> that only do the "same as the old thing as before" but "in a different
>> way".
>> [...]
>
> It would be great if you rethink your choice of words to conform with the
> "Rules of Conduct" in future.  Nobody wants to see flamewars and insults
> here, but constructive input is always welcome!
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
2 Dec 2006 1:50 PM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
> Try to learn to accept the meaning from others, only want to hear what you
> want to hear has seldom been the right way to go.
>
> You show yourself as a conservative in a way as you see seldom with
> developers.

Being conservative is not the opposite of being progressive.  I believe that
being conservative is important to be able to be progressive.  The whole
world has been made in the past, and it serves as the foundation for further
development.  We are still using streets built by the Romans whereever it
still makes sense and we do not use them any more where still using them
would have disadvatages over a new street.

> VB6 is not the endstation

Nobody is claiming that.  Moreover: VB6 must not be the endstation of the
Classic VB branch of programming languages ;-).

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
1 Dec 2006 6:02 PM
RobinS
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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> schrieb:
>> The technologies is not the most important.
>>
>> Let me take this time not a analogy with cars.
>>
>> One of the first inventions from human was fire and how to make meat
>> consumable for humans, it seems that it was the start of their spread
>> over the world.
>>
>> We still eat meat and still use in a way fire for that. However we do it
>> much more hygienic, a reason why we life much longer now.
>
> I don't think this analogy is an analogy at all.  Programming languages
> and technologies are tools for building solutions, which can/should be
> used even in 100 years.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

Technologies hang around until they are replaced. I know of a
company that is still running programs I wrote in COBOL and
Fortran on the Vax in the late 1980's. And that's fine.
It doesn't mean I want to still be programming in COBOL and
Fortran on a Vax. But I also don't need to take away anybody
else's desire or need to do it.

Robin S.
Author
1 Dec 2006 7:27 AM
RobinS
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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
>> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
>> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
>> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
>> or not.
>
> Unfortunately this is only one side of the medal.  By disposing
> technologies customers' investments in solutions developed using these
> technologies are disposed too, which significantly increases the total
> cost.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

I agree, but I don't have control over that. If I want to remain
employed, I have to continue to keep my skills up-to-date.

Robin S.
Author
1 Dec 2006 11:38 AM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
>>> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
>>> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
>>> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
>>> or not.
>>
>> Unfortunately this is only one side of the medal.  By disposing
>> technologies customers' investments in solutions developed using these
>> technologies are disposed too, which significantly increases the total
>> cost.
>
> I agree, but I don't have control over that. If I want to remain
> employed, I have to continue to keep my skills up-to-date.

That's pretty clear to me.  I only wanted to show that different
perspectives lead to different opinions about technology disposal.

--
M S   Herfried K. Wagner
M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Author
1 Dec 2006 6:06 PM
RobinS
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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schrieb:
>>>> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
>>>> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
>>>> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
>>>> or not.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately this is only one side of the medal.  By disposing
>>> technologies customers' investments in solutions developed using these
>>> technologies are disposed too, which significantly increases the total
>>> cost.
>>
>> I agree, but I don't have control over that. If I want to remain
>> employed, I have to continue to keep my skills up-to-date.
>
> That's pretty clear to me.  I only wanted to show that different
> perspectives lead to different opinions about technology disposal.
>
> --
> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B   <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>


I agree that a *lot* of money is spent continually upgrading, and
some of it doesn't necessarily need to be. I think in the case of
VB6 apps being upgraded to VB.Net, there are probably many of them
that will not be upgraded for a long time, if ever. It's the old,
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." idea. If they break, or the
technology is no longer supported and they need to make changes
to it, that might be the right time to upgrade.

I wrote a bunch of VB6 apps running against Oracle, SQLServer,
and Access as the back-end databases at a large company. I left
that job 3 years ago, and they're still running them and supporting
them. Oh, and it's Access97 even.

Robin S.
Author
1 Dec 2006 8:19 AM
Master Programmer
I will continue to use VS.NET only because I am FORCED to.  As for
ADO.NET forget it !  I  continue to use ADO within VS.NET because its
100 times better. Whats more I will continue to do so, I prefer it and
don't give a damn if its a COM object, at least it has MoveNext. I will
NEVER NEVER EVER use databinding - if I wanted a case tool I would go
for Ruby on Rails

ps:  I don't read tech books, I don't need to.

Maybe at the launch of the next VS they should play music to hype
things up, like presidents do at election time.  I have some nice
request for them.....

"Won't get fooled again" - by The Who


The Grand Master


RobinS wrote:
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> But you see, MS will change the technology, and most of us will learn
> the new technology, and then we'll go work for companies that want
> to use the newest and hottest technology whether it's a good idea
> or not.
>
> I don't mind, because learning new things keeps your mind
> sharp, and when *you're* drooling in a rest home with Alzheimer's
> waiting for someone to wipe your bum, I'll still be reading tech
> books and making money.
>
> Robin S.
> -------------------------------
> "Master Programmer" <master_program***@outgun.com> wrote in message
> news:1164902116.206648.101780@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
> > You think you are smart, until one day MS dumps on you boyo !  Within
> > the next five minutes they will throw away everything that you have
> > spent years learning about. So you will have to waste another couple of
> > years learning thier latest trash.
> >
> > YESTERDAY:    DNA is the future (barf)
> > TODAY:             COM is no good (even though we invented it) instead
> > use .net
> > TOMORROW:    We made a mistake - dont use .net use d@ instead
> >
> > Wake up you stupid c**t, these people suck us in then blow us out.
> > There is no money in writting books about .NET, we know that is
> > obvious, why else would you lurke around here trying to push them on
> > newbies. Channel your efforts into something more useful.
> >
> > Steve Ray Irvin
> > The Grand Master
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim Patrick wrote:
> >> Perhaps you mean me. Sorry, it's not me. I'm not afraid to sign my posts
> >> with my real name. And if you have ever read any of my posts, you will
> >> see
> >> that I always check my temper and my language at the door, unlike
> >> some....
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
> >> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
> >>
> >> > Hey Aaron,
> >> >
> >> > I think this must be that butt-plug that I mentioned that writes those
> >> > books, Tim something or other.
> >> >
> >> > The Grand Master
> >> >
> >> > ToHellWithAaronKemp wrote...
> >
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1 Dec 2006 10:38 AM
Robinson
> I will continue to use VS.NET only because I am FORCED to.

You could always get a job at McDonalds.

>As for
> ADO.NET forget it !  I  continue to use ADO within VS.NET because its
> 100 times better. Whats more I will continue to do so, I prefer it and
> don't give a damn if its a COM object, at least it has MoveNext. I will
> NEVER NEVER EVER use databinding - if I wanted a case tool I would go
> for Ruby on Rails

MoveNext?  How many times, if you use a DataReader you can..... Read () and
NextResult ().

> ps:  I don't read tech books, I don't need to.

AHAAAA!  Here is your problem.  I always tell my nieces and nephews that if
they want to be clever when they grow up, they have to read books.  Lots of
books.   Sorry but you give the impression of needing to read lots of books
on .NET (haha) ;).  Would you like some recommendations?


Robin