Are software developers immune to Alzheimer's disease?
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you're misreading what I was trying to say. Cobol apps are generally much older than VB ones, so they're the cruftier ones.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
dan neely wrote:
you're misreading what I was trying to say.
yeah, I probably was... oh well... still, Cobol and VB keep trying to reinvent new types of cruft so that all your new code can match the older cruft. I guess it is like buying a new table that is "antiqued" or pre-torn jeans. All your new stuff can look just as bad as your old stuff, but do new things. :rolleyes:
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