you mean you speak it pretty *well* :) -igor
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Eyal Golan <egola...@gmail.com> wrote: > As my English is not my mother's tongue, even though I do speak it pretty > good, what is the meaning of "pointy haired bosses"? > I think I can understand it, but hey, I want to know if these are the kinds > of bosses I encountered too often.. > > Eyal Golan > egola...@gmail.com > > Visit: http://jvdrums.sourceforge.net/ > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/egolan74 > > P Save a tree. Please don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Jonathan Locke > <jonathan.lo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> honestly, your response is too thoughtful. these pointy haired bosses are >> self-serving. they don't care about training costs or developer pain and >> they don't really care if their org runs efficiently. what they care about >> is that if there is a failure, their choice didn't cause it. which is why >> the old saying goes "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." same seems to >> go for struts. an idiotic technology choice, but you won't get fired for >> making the same idiotic choice everyone else is making. >> >> >> Loritsch, Berin C. wrote: >> > >> > "But why choose an inferior technology just because of its adoption >> > numbers?" >> > >> > The pointy haired bosses that do this believe in their heart of hearts >> > that if you choose the same technology everyone else is using that they >> > can turn thinking developers for mindless drones. It has more to do >> > with avoiding training costs and rational thought, and more to do with >> > trying to turn software development into an assembly line process. >> > Reality never fits this mold, but it doesn't stop the pointy haired boss >> > from trying. In this respect they are eternal optimists. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: leo.erlands...@tyringe.com [mailto:leo.erlands...@tyringe.com] >> > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:09 AM >> > To: users@wicket.apache.org >> > Subject: Re: Help with Wicket Adoption Numbers >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > We also had the same consideration when we chose Wicket. But why choose >> > an >> > inferior technology just because of it's Adoption Numbers? Also, Wicket >> > is >> > becoming more and more popular as people see the light :) >> > >> > Check out Jobs Trends (Relative Growth) here (JSF vs Struts vs Wicket): >> > http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=Struts%2C+JSF%2C+Wicket&l=&relative=1 >> > >> > We have a couple of hundred customers and so far the feedback is great >> > both from our Developers and our Software Architects. Customers like >> > that >> > the GUIs are faster due to the simplicity of Ajax Adoption in Wicket. >> > >> > I also know that several large privately held companies in Sweden are >> > using Wicket, as well as large Government Agencies (e.g. the Swedish >> > Immigration Office). >> > >> > >> > Sincerely yours >> > Leo Erlandsson >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org >> > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/Help-with-Wicket-Adoption-Numbers-tp27069702p27082559.html >> Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org
