Re: Visual SourceSafe considered harmful

From: Randy Howard (randyhoward_at_FOOverizonBAR.net)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:26:33 GMT

In article <Xns960640068619notmenotmecom@204.127.204.17>,
notme@notme.com says...
> It's not about liking this that or the other. I work with what has been
> put in front of me. I have no control over how VSS is being used in the
> company I am currently working for or any of the Source Control
> applications I have worked with in the past as a fulltime employee or as
> a consultant and that includes the mainframe and client server platforms.

Well then, it doesn't really matter then, does it? Unless of course
you lose all of your code because the repository gets hosed up. Then
again, depending on whether you are full-time, or a contractor, it
might make no difference to you either way (besides the boredom of
repetition) if you have to do it again, or it might actually mean
an extension of your contract period. The ethics of this are beyond
my interest in it however. :-)

> I don't know about you, but no Source Control application has put one
> penny in my pockets.

Well, there is one trivial case where it is possible outlined above,
but I suppose those that work on commercial revision software get
paid, but yes, I know what you mean.

> Therefore, as far as I am concerned, the thread is much to do about
> nothing.

You will find that some programmers are interested in programming,
even if, or despite even, the financial rewards or taxes involved.
Those that are really into this stuff, care about it, even if their
employer de jeur doesn't care one iota.

> It is kind of funny how people will start going off the deep-end
> about something.

True. We have all different hot buttons. I've seen it enough that
it doesn't really bother me much which one yours (or mine) are
anymore.

> Well, I have to go now and get some sleep, because I have to be ready for
> the big bad wolf VSS check them out and check them in or check them in
> and check them out. ;-)

Good luck. :-) 

-- 
Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"Making it hard to do stupid things often makes it hard
 to do smart ones too." -- Andrew Koenig
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