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Back in Microsoft's pocket... May 24, 2011 10:49 am mcfly

I give. I’ve tried for years to climb out of my complete reliance on Microsoft products to make a living. Can’t do it. I give up. I’m settling in here for the long haul.

The closest I’ve come to busting out in the last few months was by putting jQuery (a javascript library) on a production server here*. (In a big company, such a little thing can represent quite a coup.) And the biggest excitement of the week has been the installation of Visual Studio 2008 on my work machine. And the sad thing is, I really am excited by this 3 year old technology. Now I’ll end up using all sorts of proprietary MS stuff in my code, things like LINQ (ask Robert) and maybe XAML.

And deeper I sink.

*And of course, even jQuery is now distributed with Visual Studio.

  • poor bastard... by Robert 2011-05-25 09:34:15
    • You know, some people say I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I actually beleive...wait a minute...poor WHAT!!?? by mcfly 2011-06-08 13:42:28
      • I use Microsoft's OS, browsers, and office system because it basically works, and more importantly, because I have a pretty ... by TB 2011-05-25 11:03:07
        • "That which works" is, of course, a very important yardstick, perhaps the only one that really matters in the real ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:43:31
          • I understand the pragmatic position you and Tom are taking. But I have to point out that Microsoft's monopolies aren't ... by Robert 2011-05-26 10:16:30
            • I've never thought about Microsoft as being a "monopoly." I'm quite cosmopolitan in my views of systems, and I ... by TB 2011-05-26 11:03:13
              • PS: Remember when I defended Microsoft and said Linux wasn't ready for prime time? :-) (n/t) by Robert 2011-05-26 10:17:42

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