Jack of all trades; Master of one.
I “borrowed” the title of this post from this op-ed from SDTimes by Edward Yourdon. Ed latest book OUTSOURCE : Competing in the Global Productivity Race was just released and I guess he’s writing op-eds to promote it. I’ve planned to blog about outsourcing for a while, but haven’t gotten to it because of the …
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I’m not an Economist; during my high school and college, economics was for me in the category of “couldn’t be more boring.” But time has passed and both events of the world and my life have increasingly interested me in economics, especially as they relate to making business decisions. And I’ve read a lot about …
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Readers of my prior posts about the "My" Classes planned for VB 2005 know that I am pretty enamored with them: here, here, and here. I think the "My" classes have the potential to become one of the most significant productivity features of VB 2005 and beyond, and could result in a huge reduction in …
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Matt Davey just posted about a presentation to management types where they asked the question (among others) “What major advantage does the C# language have over and above the Java language?“ My first thought was “attributes“ which allow developers to tag code with metadata that can be programmed against but I was sure there was …
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At this point, because of my posts here, here, here, here, and here, and the fact my company is a reseller of components at VBxtras and Xtras.Net, you probably think me to be a shill for the component industry. Unfortunately, I’m far too idealistic for that to be true. :-) I think ComponentOne was …
I have been reading Robert McLaws and commenting about his posts for a few days. I was generally commenting about his ComponentOne post and about how from his many posts and his company website how he appears to be a champion for lower prices components. And in many ways I am in agreement with him. …
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When I started VBxtras in 1994, it was partly because I felt component software was too expensive and I wanted to do something about it. Why? If I couldn’t afford to use it as an independent developer, it was too expensive. I sense Robert McLaws has similar views to the ones I had in 94 …
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Robert McLaws responded to my post from yesterday about the responsibility of component vendors. Robert’s comment reflected his view as a vendor (Robert sells components too, though my company hasn’t currently established a relationship with his company via Xtras.Net for no other reason than I just learned about his products.) Robert states: I believe that …
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I often read about buggy software and how vendors should be held accountable. Usually it is from someone writing is USA Today or the Wall Street Journal probably quoting a lawyer or policitian who has never programmed a day in their life, but I also hear it when the Linux zealots blast Windows. However what …
I just read a disturbing post over at Robert McLaws‘ blog about ComponentOne. Full disclosure for those of you who are unaware, I run a component reseller that sells ComponentOne’s products as well as many vendors. Our websites are located at Xtras.Net and VBxtras. Robert was upset because he had received a free copy of …
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