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Stuart Smith 1

Just wait...  

Posted Monday 3rd August 2009 16:13 GMT

In Google guns for MS Office with billboard campaign

Gates Halo

I think Google are in danger of becoming viewed in the same way as Microsoft eventually (e.g. evil)

I agree with 4a$$Monkey - Google Apps just isn't that good and lacks the polish of MS Office.

Yes, I am a bit of a MS fanboy (I'm a .NET developer) but I do use Google instead of Live Search/Bing. I just think that Google should stick to what they do best before they are before the EU etc... etc...

Stuart Smith 1

@AC Typical programmer response  

Posted Friday 17th July 2009 11:18 GMT

In Reg readers crack case of the $23 quadrillion overcharge

"So the AC in the article asserts that it's QA's fault for not finding the bug, typical programmer, using QA as a safety net for shoddy code."

Not all of us blame QA... but then again what should organizations expect when they expect code to be completed *yesterday*

True, QA should have picked up on the issue, but so should have the developer. Everyone seems so quick to point the finger at others nowadays. Some bugs just go unnoticed... look at VMWare some months ago when they left an date check statement in an update rendering entire virtualisation environments useless. Even the biggest development houses make mistakes.

Sorry might have got the wrong end of the stick so feel free to flame away. :-)

Stuart Smith 1

Idiot  

Posted Wednesday 15th July 2009 18:52 GMT

In Programmer charged with stealing Wall Street-ware

Paris Hilton

Sure everyone has "reused" code from previous projects etc...

But.... You don't steal a City 'black box' end of story. Considering what else it could be used for I wouldnt be suprised if he gets a lengthy sentence, especially given the current financial situation.

Paris - because even she knows not to do that