[Phpwm] Understanding code to the knitty-gritty level

[Mike Tipping]

And as Borland's development tools have now been take over by Embarcadero is
the Delphi developer they know still there...

You could always switch your IDE to Delphi for PHP and confuse them some
more.

Cheers

Mike


On 26/6/09 16:06, "Dave Holmes" <dave at neteffekt.co.uk> wrote:

> That's laughable...
> 
> As an ex delphi developer there is no way this idiot can understand the
> complexities of the VCL to a nitty gritty level. And they obviosuly don't
> understand open source as if any tom dick or harry can just both code and pass
> it on.... 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bronwen Reid wrote:
>>  
>> Posted for general amusement more than anything else.
>> 
>> Working on a recent project where the client had an in-house system to
>> manage product catalogue and stock, and their own programmers who
>> weren't very web (or php) friendly.   We had a script to send them
>> updates by ftp, and occasionally it would fail to connect.
>> 
>> Here we are being told off for using the php ftp functions.
>> 
>> 
>>   
>>  
>>>  
>>> Now in our industry we have 3rd party components developed and sold by well
>>> known companies to do these functions. When we have a bug a failure like
>>> this
>>> we can go back to them and get it fixed. Recently we uncovered a bug in the
>>> Delphi 2009 web service file download function and we are able to apply
>>> pressure to get it fixed
>>> 
>>> Now I believe in your industry you will be using lot of open source
>>> components. In my opinion it has a problem of every Tom, Dick and Harry
>>> modifying the code by the time it reaches you. I personally do not accept
>>> code
>>> from anyone
>>> 
>>> 1) Unless I understand the code to the knitty gritty level
>>> 
>>> 2) I know the person who wrote it to get any modifications and bug fixes
>>> done
>>> 
>>> Now I do not want to argue about this or continue with my preaching. But we
>>> need to get this project finished
>>>     
>>>  
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> >From Bronwen
>> 
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