[thelist] Jumping In With Both Feet

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Subject:  Re: [thelist] Jumping In With Both Feet


on 12/11/01 6:11 PM, martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com at

> See, my point is, I don't accept that there's that kind of difference.

>the difference is that we could develop sites/online experiences easier
and
>more quickly, spend less time dealing with potty cross browser issues and
>more time on being creative,

More truth in this if you're a one-person development team...

>and in the long run for the end user, better (read as "different").

Yeah, but 'in the long run' isn't really an effective argument (even if
it is true) - if I'm happy with what I'm getting now, why do I care?

> when I have a perfectly
> good cake in my cake tin at home... hey, it's still cake. I'm happy.

>I think what some people are trying to say, and how I definitely
>feel , is that as developers we are ****** off enough at having to keep
>baking our cakes for nn4.x after so many years of grief,

Sure - and that's valid. But the only way to get away from it
is if users upgrade, and no-one's giving them a compelling reason.

>without them releasing "new" mouldy cake last week,

Of course, that is just plain bonkers.

>If i were developing for intranets too, then maybe I wouldn't give a toss,

That *is* the luxury of working on intranets (which I did for a couple of
years)

>but seeing how I am supposed to be a creative type, but infact do no
>creating at all for years just because I am trying ( and failing miserably
)
>to author for everybody , that really makes me depressed, especially when
I
>cannot afford to but my children clothes , or cake, let alone pay any
bills.

But the extra work involved should equal larger fees, yes? If it doesn't,
you need to look at your contract negotiation process.

Cheers
Martin


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