Re: MS, Enough is Enough!

Talking about bug fixes in old code... boy.. I /almost/ contacted a
company a few weeks ago that wanted their DOS basic apps migrated to
windows. If the thought of working in Quickbasic wasn't bad enough, I just
*knew* the code would be full of spaghetti after 15 years of maintenance.
That scared me off. If they happen to be still interested in a few months,
I may actually do it <g>

I can understand that sentiment!

--
Bob Comer



"Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm
"Robert Comer" <bobcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well it is a different language

That's for sure!

The upside is that us old gits will soon be worth serious bucks
- you want your bug fixed - price $10,000
- you want your system re-written - price $500,000 (plus risk)

<g> I'm too tired to take on more work like this...

--
Bob Comer

Talking about bug fixes in old code... boy.. I /almost/ contacted a
company a few weeks ago that wanted their DOS basic apps migrated to
windows. If the thought of working in Quickbasic wasn't bad enough, I just
*knew* the code would be full of spaghetti after 15 years of maintenance.
That scared me off. If they happen to be still interested in a few months,
I may actually do it <g>

--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - Please keep all discussions in the groups..




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