Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

[!smentzer@ecom.net (Steve Mentzer)]

>
>Ah yes... Visual Basic... isn't that just a derivative of MS Quickbasic and
>GWbasic? Not the most efficient languages known to man... but good for 
children
>learning to program...
>


Well, seeing how you have single-handedly insulted about 70% of all active 
Windows programmers, I will leave this absurd comment alone. 

(BTW: 70-75% of all windows development is using VB these days... I guess we 
are all inept).


>
>Sometimes for fun I  program in assembly for the 6502... I think it is fun and
>challenging but I'm sure you would find it "painful". I'm an engineer by trade 
but
>have some programming experience. At work I use both PC's and Mac's and have 
gotten
>a good feel for both - each system has it's own advantages. I am frustrated 
with
>Microsoft but not for some arbitrary reason - because of my own experiences 
with
>their software. I do believe if people are happy with their OS then that is 
fine;
>but there is no harm in trying the fruit of another tree and deciding for 
yourself
>which one tastes better.
>
>I just happen to prefer Apple's to lemons.
>


I have tasted the other fruits, and I prefer the ones that don't give me the 
trots...

smentzer@pacbell.net