At 12:42 PM 4/25/99, you wrote:
>Jean, I find your leap of logic somewhat difficult to understand given the
>circumstances of this event.
>
>The bug was reported by Richard Wagner on April 12. Metrowerks reproduced
>and acknowledged the bug the very next day and even suggested a
>work-around which will continue to work even after the bug in the compiler
>is fixed. It is now a mere 8 working days later, the fix is under
>development, and you feel Metrowerks 'lacks understanding of the
>development environment' ? Few people will agree.
The suggestion that the workaround is a viable solution shows lack of
understanding, not the 8 day delay. And, yes it is possible to turn
around critical compiler bug fixes in less than 8 days. Guess basic
compiler bugs are not viewed as critical.
>Thank you for your feedback. I'd like to assure you once again that
>3Com/Palm Computing and Metrowerks do understand and take our developers
>(both professional and basement hackers) and their issues very seriously.
Then why was such a fundamental bug not caught? It seems obvious that
this release would have never passed even the simplest of regression
tests.
>Likewise, soapbox criticisms, flames, and other forms of public temper
>tantrums are unprofessional and serve only to decrease the merit of the
>individual and his or her issues. And that goes for EVERYONE.
I am not here to accumulate merit points. I would rather promote the idea
that 'professional' quality development tools are required for the Palm
platform.
