BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Christopher Burke Guest Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:03 am    Post subject: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke "And If Software Didn't Work" aka - There is too many layers between me and my CPU It used to be, in the dim dark past - that people would sit down and code (in hex), machine language which they would put in via toggle switches and bingo.... run a program. It was made easier by using a keyboard ... but fundamentally if the software didn't work it was 100% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the assembler .... people typed in nice codes to represent MOV or JMP or CALL - and it worked out all the relative jumps and data storage. Made life easier ... and if your software didn't work it was 99% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the compiler ... people wrote in friendly languages or COBOL which funky little programs converted into either assembler or binary which made your program a reality ... and if your software didn't work it was 95% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the GUI desktop ... and if your software didn't work it was 90% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the GUI designer, which meant that you could point and click library widgets into your program without typing lots of friendly language, nice codes or hex. It was a dream come true ... and if your software didn't work it was 92% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the GUI modelers, which wrote your code, created your database and wrote your GUI. You needed to know as little about programming as your end users... which meant if your software didn't work there was a 0% chance it was a programmer error ... but an 85% chance it was your fault anyway. Then came .NET and JAVA, running on GUI operating systems, with GUI modelers sending info to GUI designers, which output high level languages which got converted to low level languages which got compiled to virtual machine language which got interpreted by another funky program which sometimes made the real CPU understand what was going on. And if your software didn't work there was NO chance it was your fault. ...... Christopher Burke, March 2006 Hope you enjoyed Back to top Guest Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:03 am    Post subject: Re: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke Christopher Burke <borlandng (AT) craznar (DOT) com> writes: Quote: And if your software didn't work there was NO chance it was your fault. ..... Christopher Burke, March 2006 Hmm... But your customers will still blame you. Back to top Christopher Burke Guest Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:03 am    Post subject: Re: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke rambam (AT) bigpond (DOT) net.au wrote: Quote: Christopher Burke <borlandng (AT) craznar (DOT) com> writes: And if your software didn't work there was NO chance it was your fault. ..... Christopher Burke, March 2006 Hmm... But your customers will still blame you. Exactly .... for choosing the wrong tool Back to top Chris Burrows Guest Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:03 am    Post subject: Re: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" "Christopher Burke" <borlandng (AT) craznar (DOT) com> wrote in message news:441b7d7d (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: And if your software didn't work there was NO chance it was your fault. The big difference is that now it is only 'if' your software didn't work - in the 'good old days' it was always 'when' your software didn't work. Now my software does work and it's not my fault. -- Chris Burrows CFB Software http://www.cfbsoftware.com/gpcp Back to top Dave Nottage [TeamB] Guest Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:03 am    Post subject: Re: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke Christopher Burke wrote: Quote: And if your software didn't work there was NO chance it was your fault. So put the toggle switches back on the computer? <g> -- Dave Nottage [TeamB] Have questions?: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Want answers?: http://support.borland.com Back to top Robby Tanner Guest Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:04 am    Post subject: Re: "And If Your Software Didn't Work" - By C.L.Burke In all cases, there is a 100% of programmer error, it's only a question of which programmer. "Christopher Burke" <borlandng (AT) craznar (DOT) com> wrote in message news:441b7d7d (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: "And If Software Didn't Work" aka - There is too many layers between me and my CPU It used to be, in the dim dark past - that people would sit down and code (in hex), machine language which they would put in via toggle switches and bingo.... run a program. It was made easier by using a keyboard ... but fundamentally if the software didn't work it was 100% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the assembler .... and if your software didn't work it was 99% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the compiler ... and if your software didn't work it was 95% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the GUI desktop ... and if your software didn't work it was 90% guaranteed to be a programmer error. Then came the GUI designer, ... and if your software didn't work it was 92% guaranteed to be a programmer error. ........ 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