RE: XML, RPG, Web Services, Joe = Holy War was ->RE: Re : Modify the IE Browser

Yo, Joe... You feeling picked on this morning???

FWIW, I believe in keepinging simple, keeping it real.

I'd rather do a few things well than try to do everything that comes down the 
pike.  

It's easier to maintain and you don't have to hire folks who are experts in 
every technology.  Seriously, ever see the
job listings today?  JSP, ASP, shell scripting, cgi, perl, IIS, Apache, WAS, 
JBuilder, dot net, servlets, FTP, XML, ANT,
make, C++, PHP, Java, HTML, and be able to make muffins using the top of your 
monitor.  (OK, maybe I made that last one
up).  JSP and ASP is usually an XOR, as is dot net and Java, as is IIS and 
Apache.  What are these folks
thinking!!!!!!!!

The right tool for the job... you wouldn't use a hammer to drive a screw, but 
you *might* use a screwdriver when you
misplace your crimper. (in a pinch)  If I only need my crimper once a year, I 
can get by with a screwdriver.

So many times, managers confuse chasing the Next Big Thing with strategic 
direction.  Hard to say which is correct... I
do feel sorry for one of our plants that adapted Cold Fusion. Talk about a 
technological misstep.

So much of development is about being good enough.  "Simple and elegant" is 
still the hallmark to a great solution.

dan