Re: Lack Of Quality In Oracle Developer

From: Norris <johnnie_at_cooper.com.hk>
Date: 30 Sep 1999 10:32:15 GMT
Message-ID: <7sve7f$bs9$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>


[Quoted] Is it expensive to buy a designer2K ?

Owais Anjum <owais_anjum_at_my-deja.com> wrote:

> Guys, I think you have not used Designer 2000.
> If that were the case, you would not have written such harsh comments
[Quoted] > about Developer...and I say that beacuse designer 2000 surpasses
> developer by a long way, both in quantity and diversity of tormenting
[Quoted] > and torturous bugs..

> I am currently using both these products and my monitor screen might > very soon achive ultimate entropy!

> In article <7sus3l$39p$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>,
>   Norris <johnnie_at_cooper.com.hk> wrote:

>> I just wonder if there is successful story of Oracle Developer6/2K
>>
>> kleinbw_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>> > I emailed the following letter to Oracle Technet
>> > as well as posted it on the Developer 6 Discussion
>> > Forum.
>>
>> > Let me know what everyone thinks.
>> > ---------------------------------------
>> > I would like to take this time to talk about
>> > Oracle Developer. I am using version 6 (with
>> > patches) and I
>> > unfortunately have nothing but bad things to say
>> > about this product.
>>
>> > I have used other development tools, and I have
>> > never seen so many
>> > unexceptable bugs and features (that exist from
>> > poor design) like I
>> > have seen while using this product. Reports that
>> > print with undesired
>> > and sporadic results. Built-Ins that do not work
>> > as intended.
>> > Deployment that is unreliable. GUI design that is
>> > poor and non-standard
>> > (using the Microsoft Window standards -- which are
>> > industry-acceptable standards). Form and canvas
>> > navigation that is
>> > unreliable.
>> > Most software vendors would not let a product of
>> > this quality out of the
>> > alpha stage, and what is truly disappointing is
>> > that Oracle, who is
>> > the developer of a fabulous database, would risk
>> > tarnishing their
>> > image by releasing what my colleagues and I refer
>> > to as "crap".
>>
>> > What makes this product even more of a tragedy is
>> > the fact that is
>> > probably the most expensive development product on
>> > the market today.
>> > Being an Information Technology professional, many
>> > companies value
>> > my opinions and toolset recommendations. Oracle
>> > Developer would be
>> > on the top of my "DON'T BUY" list.
>>
>> > For the company's sake, I truly hope that this
>> > e-mail does NOT
>> > merely end up in the area that many individuals
>> > refer to as
>> > the "circular file".
>>
>> > Thank you for your time.
>>
>> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> > Before you buy.
>>
>> --
>> - Have several nice days...
>> - Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of the Corp.
>> http://www.ntfaq.com
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>>
> --
[Quoted] > Owais Anjum
> Senior Software Engineer
> Kaps Computing, Pakistan


> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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Received on Thu Sep 30 1999 - 12:32:15 CEST

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