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Nine Reasons Why 8GB Is Only Just Enough... For A Smug, Self-Righteous Windows Developer.

nihilocrat 18y ago
I stopped reading when I read this: Every business software developer should have his own copy of SQL Server Developer Edition. edit: Oh god, I didn't notice this nugget: Note to the morons who argue "this is why developers are writing big, bloated software that suck up resources" .. Dear moron, this post is from the perspective of an actual developer’s workstation, not a mere bit-twiddling programmer I wonder how this guy manages to hold down a job with such a hostile attitude. Hell, I can't make this crap up. Here's from another post: People who swear by Linux for the most part only hate Windows for the sake of hating Microsoft; it has little to nothing to do with the overall quality of the Windows product. They just feel that they have the moral prerogative to spread hate of Microsoft throughout the world.
- mixmax 18y ago
  There's a little bit of truth to that last statement though ;-)
  - ensignavenger 18y ago
    I think the last statement would be more true if it read: "[people who hate Microsoft] for the most part only hate Windows for the sake of hating Microsoft; it has little to nothing to do with the overall quality of the Windows product. They just feel that they have the moral prerogative to spread hate of Microsoft throughout the world."
- soult 18y ago
  Actually I "hate" Windows because after 15 years and 6 major version it is still crap. There are so many errors, bugs, crashes in Vista that you wonder if the developers of Windows are all retarded.
- earl 18y ago
  Yeah, the blog author manages to bring the stupid. Perhaps he should go take a look at alexa, and note how every site not owned by Microsoft uses so-called cult operating systems?
mtarnovan 18y ago
A smug, self-righteous windows developer he is indeed. Check out this other post of his: http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2009/02/01/15-Reasons-To-Stay-The-Heck-Away-From-Linux.aspx http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2009/02/01/15-Reasons-...
- cookiecaper 18y ago
  It's hard to take that seriously. Guy is a non-sensical MS fanboy, much like the 13-year-olds who believe that their allegiance to Microsoft makes them wise just because MS has more desktop marketshare than competitors. Article is ridiculous, dude is an anachronism. He should be returned to junior high so that he can have a second shot to mature out of this phase. My feelings do flash about.
  - jodrellblank 18y ago
    It's hard to take seriously because of the hyperbole and smug, but he does make some good points in the article. He's basically right that any Linux software is available for Windows and lots of widely used Windows software isn't available for Linux, for instance. But your response is just a personal attack. Two personal attacks, indeed.

I stopped reading when I read this: Every business software developer should have his own copy of SQL Server Developer Edition. edit: Oh god, I didn't notice this nugget: Note to the morons who argue "this is why developers are writing big, bloated software that suck up resources" .. Dear moron, this post is from the perspective of an actual developer’s workstation, not a mere bit-twiddling programmer I wonder how this guy manages to hold down a job with such a hostile attitude. Hell, I can't make this crap up. Here's from another post: People who swear by Linux for the most part only hate Windows for the sake of hating Microsoft; it has little to nothing to do with the overall quality of the Windows product. They just feel that they have the moral prerogative to spread hate of Microsoft throughout the world.

mixmax 18y ago
There's a little bit of truth to that last statement though ;-)
- ensignavenger 18y ago
  I think the last statement would be more true if it read: "[people who hate Microsoft] for the most part only hate Windows for the sake of hating Microsoft; it has little to nothing to do with the overall quality of the Windows product. They just feel that they have the moral prerogative to spread hate of Microsoft throughout the world."
soult 18y ago
Actually I "hate" Windows because after 15 years and 6 major version it is still crap. There are so many errors, bugs, crashes in Vista that you wonder if the developers of Windows are all retarded.
earl 18y ago
Yeah, the blog author manages to bring the stupid. Perhaps he should go take a look at alexa, and note how every site not owned by Microsoft uses so-called cult operating systems?

mtarnovan 18y ago

A smug, self-righteous windows developer he is indeed. Check out this other post of his: http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2009/02/01/15-Reasons-To-Stay-The-Heck-Away-From-Linux.aspx http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2009/02/01/15-Reasons-...

cookiecaper 18y ago
It's hard to take that seriously. Guy is a non-sensical MS fanboy, much like the 13-year-olds who believe that their allegiance to Microsoft makes them wise just because MS has more desktop marketshare than competitors. Article is ridiculous, dude is an anachronism. He should be returned to junior high so that he can have a second shot to mature out of this phase. My feelings do flash about.
- jodrellblank 18y ago
  It's hard to take seriously because of the hyperbole and smug, but he does make some good points in the article. He's basically right that any Linux software is available for Windows and lots of widely used Windows software isn't available for Linux, for instance. But your response is just a personal attack. Two personal attacks, indeed.