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At 9:09 PM 6/16/97, HankHeath@aol.com wrote: >Anecdote to go with the GUI/Green screen thread: > >I have had a couple of VisualBASIC (VB) programmers working on one of my >projects. They absolutely *gush* at how wonderful it is to program in that >environment. > >The latest is an ex-mainframer, ex-CIO, ex-whatever you want he did type of >guy. So, he knowledgeable compares how difficult it used to be to code, and >how power his GUI-driven code is now. > >He regularly calls me over to his workstation: "Hey, Hank! You gotta see >this!" And he shows me an elegant piece of code that uses object technology >to eliminate hundreds of lines of code. Neat. He's good. > >The kicker is that invariably after he shows me the execution of that elegant >piece of code, the PC rewards him by giving him a General Protection Fault. I don't know whether to file this under 'AS/400' or 'Humour.' (: --Paul E Musselman PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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