Comments on: Tool Junkies vs. the Critical Path in Software Development Suites http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/09/30/tool-junkies-vs-the-critical-path-in-software-development-suites/ Musings on the craft and business of software development Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:21:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/09/30/tool-junkies-vs-the-critical-path-in-software-development-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-2382 Peter Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:49:34 +0000 http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/09/30/tool-junkies-vs-the-critical-path-in-software-development-suites/#comment-2382 Hi Bob, I share your view. I deal with the same "problem" workwise, I have no time, opportunity or often even desire to experiment with new stuff, heck, I didn't even check out .NET 3.0 / 3.5 yet... Framework 2.0 is fine with me for my projects, the core functionality has to be written anyway (no new tools will help me with that), so I just develop stuff, make money, and switch the computer off sometimes. :) Maybe next year I'll schedule some research weeks for myself, or switch to VS2008, but that can wait. Hi Bob, I share your view. I deal with the same “problem” workwise, I have no time, opportunity or often even desire to experiment with new stuff, heck, I didn’t even check out .NET 3.0 / 3.5 yet… Framework 2.0 is fine with me for my projects, the core functionality has to be written anyway (no new tools will help me with that), so I just develop stuff, make money, and switch the computer off sometimes. :) Maybe next year I’ll schedule some research weeks for myself, or switch to VS2008, but that can wait.

]]> By: Dave http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/09/30/tool-junkies-vs-the-critical-path-in-software-development-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-2381 Dave Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:49:09 +0000 http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/09/30/tool-junkies-vs-the-critical-path-in-software-development-suites/#comment-2381 That bio is one of the funniest things I've read in a long time. I don't know. I think ALT.NET spans Mort, Elvis, and Einstien. I think the Mort discussion is largely irrelevant. If you're Agile you're being intentionally simple. Some would call that Mort. If that's Mort, call me Mort or - more specifically - trying to achieve a higher degree of Mort-ness each and every day. I look at picking up new tools as little investments. Some pay out, some don't. I try to use the insight of others to hedge my bets and keep my portfolio in the black. That bio is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a long time.

I don’t know. I think ALT.NET spans Mort, Elvis, and Einstien. I think the Mort discussion is largely irrelevant. If you’re Agile you’re being intentionally simple. Some would call that Mort. If that’s Mort, call me Mort or – more specifically – trying to achieve a higher degree of Mort-ness each and every day.

I look at picking up new tools as little investments. Some pay out, some don’t. I try to use the insight of others to hedge my bets and keep my portfolio in the black.

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