Re: Hah hah: Windows 7 on netbooks: Only 3 programs running at one time

Steve de Mena wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Steve de Mena wrote:
Walter Bushell wrote:
In article <0bednco_yNFpQ2TUnZ2dnUVZ_jJi4p2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
GreyCloud <cumulus@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Steve de Mena wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:

I've even developed a few software packages for DOD using windows. And it was a royal pain
using their APIs that weren't documented correctly. When the documentations says how it is supposed
to work, yet the API works differently, you've got problems.
So that explains why there is so little software developed for that Windows platform. Maybe if they had usable APIs that would change.

Their APIs are useable, just not very well documented on precisely how they work.
When you purchase a MSDN subscription, I've found more workarounds than you
can shake a stick at. Some APIs have bugs, which is why they have workarounds.
They'd rather tell you a workaround rather than fix their APIs and do better documentation.

And they get you to pay for a MSDN subscription as well as for the tools. I suppose it's not that much for a pro, but for a student or amateur a bit much, when Apple provides a full development system for free, plus a mind boggling collection of documentation.

Doesn't an MSDN subscription come with "the tools" (plus servers, OS, SQL Server, Exchange, etc.).

Aren't you exaggerating the costs?


No he isn't. Look up the costs for yourself at http://www.microsoft.com

When you consider it includes full working versions of client OSs, Windows Server OSs, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SQL Servers, Office applications... THOUSANDS of dollars in software....

How much does OS X Server cost Apple developers to get?

You don't need OS X server... you can use Apache, which is in wide spread use these days.


Isn't the MSDN Library (all the API reference documentation) now online or downloadable for free (since 2006)?

You get something that is barely readable.

Your opinion. The entire Windows development community seems to be able to use it.

Of course, after a much dreaded delay looking for workarounds.
As long as one can convince the boss that he is waiting on a workaround from M$, he should be okay.
But it doesn't detract from the fact that their docs don't really match up with the way the API actually
works.
Some APIs are well documented, some aren't very well documented and then there are the undocumented
ones M$ doesn't want the developer to have. Why that is I don't know.

--
"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument."
William G. McAdoo.
American Government official (1863-1941).
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