[mso] Re: exe files
- From: "Dian Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:00:43 -0500
Yup...there's a lot like that. They just program around the issues. I knew
this stuff, but didn't realize the magnitude of the situation until I was in
a meeting with a really cool guy who opened up to us about a lot of issues.
He provided some real inside info about the decision process on
changes/modifications and it kinda blew me away (and made me REALLY glad I
wasn't a project manager there!<eg>). When millions of people have their
livelihood and mission critical issues relying on what you do...it's an
awesome responsibility! The level of legacy code is pretty incredible. And
being a developer I can appreciate how it gets to that level.
And despite what some folks think...they DO care about their customers.
Maybe TOO MUCH, which is part of the problem. It's like a government...all
these groups lobbying their positions. Ewwwww! Can you imagine trying to
accomplish ANYTHING when you have a bazillion people telling you how to do
your job!<shivers>
Dian Chapman
Technical Consultant,
Microsoft MVP & Instructor
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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Colin
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:37 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: exe files
Dian
Well said.
Absolutely true.
Many large companies simply will not update because of the huge learning
curve in training several thousands users to learn a new version.
I know one large (very large) company here which still uses Windows 95 for a
lot of its people.
Colin
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