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I spend a lot of time trying to get my code right. Sure, I'm not immune to bugs. Could I be better about methodically testing? Absolutely, especially since I hate that part, but I think for the most part I do a pretty good job. I just spent awhile tracking down all kinds of little issues to get my SVGs rendering pixel perfect. They now look better than the reference implementation I've been using.
Meanwhile, Microsoft's mail client dies inside about every other time my computer suspends itself. Their windows task bar gets confused and starts stacking task icons almost completely on top of each other, etc.
If big companies like MS are pushing user expectations downward in terms of software quality, it makes me wonder.
Other than integrity and self respect, why do I care if my code works, if Microsoft doesn't? If IBM doesn't? If Oracle doesn't? You know?
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Because for some reason, clients spend thousands and thousands on big suppliers that don't get the job done, but when it comes to us little folk they want only the best for the lowest price and they want it yesterday 
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True. Maybe it's because Microsoft basically has a captive consumer base.
Operating systems vendors end up being a small pond with big fish just because of the sheer man hours/capital-expenditure it takes to develop a modern OS.
You have what? Apple's OS/Linux/Windows*. Unless you want to go totally off the beaten path with something like QNX, but that's usually cost prohibitive for compatibility and user education reasons.
Apple doesn't really compete except as boutique because they've priced themselves out of ever being a mainstream consumer product, although to their credit, they've expanded that boutique market more than I thought it could bear.
Users on Linux is something that IT people scare their children with if they misbehave.
So Windows it is. What real choice does one have?
*ChromeOS doesn't count. Don't even go there - it's a phone with a keyboard, not a PC.
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honey the codewitch wrote: *ChromeOS doesn't count. Don't even go there - it's a phone with a keyboard, not a PC.
The way I see it, ChromeOS is for the Anything-But-Microsoft crowd that isn't technical enough to use Linux, and at the same time smart enough not to want to pay the Apple tax. Or they're smart enough to avoid it. But looking at ChromeOS, I have to question whether those buyers realize what they're getting themselves into.
Sometimes I wish there was more competition, but then I'm reminded interoperability is a mess even with just the few options that exist today. More would just compound the problem.
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There is surely apathy from the part of people employed at large companies like those you mention. Can't work out a problem? Push it out anyway, if it becomes a problem for enough people, someone else will surely get the job of fixing it eventually.
But when it's your own, and your name gets attached to it, you tend to take pride in your work and don't want to be made to look bad. There's really something about putting a project together on your own that works better than what a multi-billion company can do.
That's why I would bother.
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I wonder if I left the wrong impression with my initial comment.  I absolutely agree with you, but I wrote what I did as food for thought.
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I know when it comes to code, you're just about the last person I would ever expect to drop the ball, especially when integrity and self-respect is at play. You've made too many posts about rewriting and restarting projects for me to expect any less.
I wrote what I wrote to express my point of view, being fully aware - or at least assuming - you also share it. No wrong impression here, at least not from my part.
modified 55 mins ago.
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I support the software I produce so it's personal.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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That's kinda the ideal scenario, innit? At least from a quality standpoint.
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honey the codewitch wrote: At least from a quality standpoint
Dogfooding works! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Pride
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Sadly, almost treated with contempt, a salve for the software. (14)
An easy one to get people back into the swing.
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Nothin easy about this Pete 
Edit
just spotted it (I think)
Almost treated with contempt = dissed
app could be software I suppose
ointment for salve
disappointment
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
modified 6hrs 15mins ago.
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What happens next Pete - are you on for three or is it the old rules
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I thought we were doing a different setter per-day (not WSO). If not, I'm happy to be up again tomorrow.
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Is there a list anywhere ?
Edit - found these names in one of your posts ( I added the days )
Pete O Hanlon - Mondays
Peter_in_2780 - Tuesdays
pkfox - Wednesday
OriginalGriff - Thursday
A N Other - Friday
We could do with one more setter, the setters can liaise with the others if they can't do a certain day
I know Peter_in_2780 can't do Thursdays because of commitments
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
modified 3hrs 20mins ago.
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So, let's see what tomorrow brings.
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I can do Thursdays, but you probably need to let people know what day you have assigned via the at-codes - I had no idea I was up for then.
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Good afternoon, @Peter-in-2780, we're trialling the CCC OTD this week and your name is now down for a Tuesday. Are you going to be able to post tomorrow or do you need more time?
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Nothing written in stone Paul I just put it out there to try and elicit a response from us setters - good on POH for kicking it off today
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yes he did write anthems
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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RIP Kris.
I remember a dilemma about Me and Bobby McGee that is still chasing me. If freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, and somewhere in the lyrics he says he would trade all of his tomorrows for a single yesterday...was he not free and more happy yesterday, or was he free but still lost something?
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