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Re: "You're not going to learn how to program in BASIC any more"

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Subject: Re: "You're not going to learn how to program in BASIC any more"
From: Andy Dent <dent at oofile dot com dot au>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 09:06:34 +0800
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AppleScript survived because its lead programmer batted for it, even to standing on executive's desks.

Have you evidence of that?

I have read a lot of articles about how AppleScript survived because the publishing industry said they wouldn't buy OS/X without it!

Just who do you think makes product decisions?

In many years of being involved in product-oriented development, including a LOT of reading and communicating with people in the field, I have never heard of the programmers having the right to make decisions that override what marketing and management cook up, especially with regards to product features.

A lot of my professional reading and interest is in user interface design and usability - the main problem of professionals in that field is that management want to bring them in to make some cosmetic changes at the end of product development.

RB2005 is a classic case of ignoring usability issues until the product was in late beta - for me to go into any more detail would be violating NDA.

Andy
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