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Post #28,394
by bluke
2/14/02 3:10:00 PM
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New A different .NET link, makes me sick
[link|http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/14/dot_net/index.html|All hail .Net!]

"Microsoft's new software development tools are more than just nifty -- they are a great boon to humanity.
...
Visual Studio.Net is going to change the world -- no doubt about it -- so it's time to suck it up and jump on the bandwagon."

I thought for sure that the writer was being sarcastic, but lo and behold he really believes this crap. The best line of all is this:
"The prime example of this is Microsoft's Passport service. Developers can treat Passport as an object in their code and instantly make use of a thoroughly tested and validated service that works just fine with 160 million user accounts around the globe."

Anyone who thinks Passport is thouroughly tested and validated is living in another world.
Post #28,408
by ben_tilly
2/14/02 6:01:24 PM
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New Some get to be sharks...
Most get to be chum.

Cheers,
Ben
Post #28,450
by wharris2
2/15/02 4:13:01 AM
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New Blink blink
".NET marks the dawn of the third age of computing"...

holy cow, he's not just regurgitating canned Microsoft pap, he's enthusing over it.
Most of the work of government does not need to be done. - Attributed to Ronald Reagan, under whose administration the government expanded, of course.
Post #28,512
by CRConrad
2/15/02 12:52:27 PM
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New Dunno if he really believes it, but he has a reason to gush
BLuke is surprised:
I thought for sure that the writer was being sarcastic, but lo and behold he really believes this crap.
Yeah, well... from the [link|http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/14/dot_net/index2.html|last page] of the article:
About the writer
Peter Wright is a software consultant and the author of numerous books on Visual Basic programming. He is currently working on two .Net titles for Apress slated for release later this year.
He wants it to succeed, so he can sell books and consulting services.
   Christian R. Conrad
Of course, who am I to point fingers? I'm in the "Information Technology" business, prima facia evidence that there's bats in the bell tower. -- [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=27764|Andrew Grygus]
     Good link on .NET - (ben_tilly) - (27) - Feb. 14, 2002, 04:12:13 AM EST
         Just confirms it-who couldn't figure as much 1 or 2 yrs ago? -NT - (CRConrad) - Feb. 14, 2002, 09:19:06 AM EST
         Stack-based security - (admin) - Feb. 14, 2002, 09:43:24 AM EST
         A different .NET link, makes me sick - (bluke) - (3) - Feb. 14, 2002, 03:10:00 PM EST
             Some get to be sharks... - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 14, 2002, 06:01:24 PM EST
             Blink blink - (wharris2) - Feb. 15, 2002, 04:13:01 AM EST
             Dunno if he really believes it, but he has a reason to gush - (CRConrad) - Feb. 15, 2002, 12:52:27 PM EST
         .NET Visual Studio - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Feb. 14, 2002, 03:10:31 PM EST
             ...has at least one security-related compiler bug already - (CRConrad) - Feb. 15, 2002, 01:01:10 PM EST
         Sounds about like I expected - (tonytib) - (8) - Feb. 14, 2002, 09:55:36 PM EST
             Something nasty that I just realized (oops, I was wrong) - (ben_tilly) - (5) - Feb. 15, 2002, 08:15:35 AM EST
                 Not sure you are right about the linking part. - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - Feb. 15, 2002, 01:06:55 AM EST
                     Getting interfaces right - (wharris2) - (2) - Feb. 15, 2002, 04:17:26 AM EST
                         When you're innovating at internet speed,... - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Feb. 15, 2002, 08:40:44 PM EST
                             I know the sign, and I endorse it :=) -NT - (wharris2) - Feb. 15, 2002, 11:25:26 PM EST
                     D'oh - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 15, 2002, 08:14:49 AM EST
             Re: Side note for Ben - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Feb. 15, 2002, 12:00:57 AM EST
                 You have to understand the context - (tonytib) - Feb. 15, 2002, 12:47:26 AM EST
         I would miss dynamic typing. - (static) - (9) - Feb. 16, 2002, 05:44:20 AM EST
             Take your pick - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Feb. 16, 2002, 11:08:12 AM EST
                 Please, sir... - (static) - (7) - Feb. 19, 2002, 12:25:30 AM EST
                     Very simple - (ben_tilly) - (6) - Feb. 19, 2002, 02:50:14 AM EST
                         Versions peresnt during packaging? - (Arkadiy) - (3) - Feb. 19, 2002, 10:02:52 AM EST
                             No - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Feb. 19, 2002, 11:43:41 AM EST
                                 To do library versioning dynamically... - (neelk) - (1) - Feb. 19, 2002, 12:11:24 PM EST
                                     Huh, interesting - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 20, 2002, 06:54:05 AM EST
                         Yes, it makes sense now. - (static) - Feb. 20, 2002, 12:32:47 AM EST
                         Specify prefered libraries up front - (tablizer) - March 1, 2002, 11:15:38 PM EST

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