BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  What Really Matters?          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (Non-Technical) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message C.R. Hinners Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:09 pm    Post subject: What Really Matters? In this time of uncertainty, I can not forget what really matters. I've never had a customer complain that they don't like the language my program is written in. I have had them complain that my software is lacking a feature that they've been requesting for years that would make their jobs more productive. I've never had a customer comment that they don't like the IDE I use. I have had them complain that my documentation is not complete, is missing index items, missing screen shots, and has grammar errors. I've never had a customer say that they don't like that I'm not using web services and all the other bleeding edge technologies that are out there. I have had them complain about those scattered access violations that I've never taken the time to track down because I "couldn't reproduce them". I've never had a customer say that they wish our software would run on linux instead of Windows. I have had them say that our user interface isn't as intuitive and visually appealing as it could be becasue I don't spend the time to make it better. I'm not attempting to diminish the concerns that are out there. I'm trying to see the forest through the trees and stay focused on why I'm doing what I'm doing. And hey, if I can make some wry comments on the sorry state of technology in the process, all the better. Back to top AlisdairM Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? "C.R. Hinners" <f@f.com> wrote in news:3f900621$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com: Quote: I've never had a customer complain that they don't like the language my program is written in. No, that's what manager are for ;¬ ) AlisdairM Back to top Chris Uzdavinis (TeamB) Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:50 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? AlisdairM <alisdair.meredith (AT) uk (DOT) renaultf1.com> writes: Quote: "C.R. Hinners" <f@f.com> wrote in news:3f900621$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com: I've never had a customer complain that they don't like the language my program is written in. No, that's what manager are for ;¬ ) "You can write it in any language you wish, as long as you choose C++." -- Chris (TeamB); Back to top AlisdairM Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? Chris Uzdavinis (TeamB) <chris (AT) uzdavinis (DOT) com> wrote in news:j51xtb50dp.fsf (AT) explicit (DOT) atdesk.com: Quote: "You can write it in any language you wish, as long as you choose C++." That's OK, as "I can write C++ in any language" ;¬ ) AlisdairM Back to top Oscar Fuentes Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:23 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? "C.R. Hinners" <f@f.com> writes: Quote: In this time of uncertainty, I can not forget what really matters. I've never had a customer complain that they don't like the language my program is written in. [snip] Good for you. Sometimes my customers request source code. At the same time they ask about the language I use. If I were using Haskell or Common Lisp, they would ignore me. Your message is about "What really matters for C.R. Hinners". -- Oscar Back to top Edward Diener Guest Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:55 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? Chris Uzdavinis (TeamB) wrote: Quote: AlisdairM <alisdair.meredith (AT) uk (DOT) renaultf1.com> writes: "C.R. Hinners" <f@f.com> wrote in news:3f900621$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com: I've never had a customer complain that they don't like the language my program is written in. No, that's what manager are for ;¬ ) "You can write it in any language you wish, as long as you choose C++." Speaketh Chris Uzdavinis Ford. Back to top Chris Uzdavinis (TeamB) Guest Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:00 pm    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? "Edward Diener" <eddielee (AT) tropicsoft (DOT) com> writes: Quote: "You can write it in any language you wish, as long as you choose C++." Speaketh Chris Uzdavinis Ford. I stand on the shoulders of giants. :) -- Chris Uzdavinis Newton (TeamB) <g> Back to top Edward Diener Guest Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 12:06 am    Post subject: Re: What Really Matters? Chris Uzdavinis (TeamB) wrote: Quote: "Edward Diener" <eddielee (AT) tropicsoft (DOT) com> writes: "You can write it in any language you wish, as long as you choose C++." Speaketh Chris Uzdavinis Ford. I stand on the shoulders of giants. 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