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"TimKArnold" <timkarnold_at_aol.com> wrote in message
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> I agree Dave, but maybe the GUI will let you down because it was poorly
> written.
> ORACLE doesn't get it when it comes to writing Windows programs. They have
> gotten much better, but they have some catching up to do.
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
Lord, will I agree with that 10000%??? Absolutely. Their GUIs use GUI elements like it's the first time they've ever seen them! You can tell that from the traiing materials, too ("Point 1: We have Menus!" Point 2: "We have Icons"! As if either were a really big deal after all this time!)
Regards
HJR
> >Call me old fashioned but I'd rather not manage things with a GUI. The
GUI
> >has some nice quick snapshot types of things that are useful but when the
> >chips are down a GUI will let you down, Windows of any variant is a
perfect
> >example of this. It's much more robust to have a system, database etc.
where
> >you can get in and check all the bolts for fit and function.
> >
> >Dave
> >
>
>
Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 06:15:56 CDT