Re: Delphi to Visual Studio Conversion Project

Amen. And I could tell you stories about why my boss, his boss, and her boss at least should all be fired. And of course, the guy that convinced them to buy into the mess he was selling. At least seven years in the making, probably closer to ten years, and it's not done yet. It should have been scrapped many years ago, but it keeps on breathing. Why? Politics.

It's a complete rewrite too. From VC++ to C#.

"Dave White" <borland_newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:47783af6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When I read this, the first thing that came to mind was

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html

Whoever is requesting a complete rewrite should be fired on the spot.


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