[thelist] What tools should I use?

[Ken Schaefer]

Or maybe introduce a regression...

Cheers
Ken

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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Ettinger
Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2005 8:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [thelist] What tools should I use?

As far as stability is concerned, open source allows
for a quicker response time, you know the problem, you
can easily checkin a fix.


--- Steve Lewis <nepolon at worlddomination.net> wrote:

> Ian Anderson wrote:
> 
> > I disagree about the extent of the issues. IIS and
> ASP are a stable, 
> > predictable platform - the advantage of being the
> oldest dynamic page 
> > technology. The only difference you get caught out
> by in the MS workflow 
> 
> I just have to point out that this 'oldest
> technology' bit is an 
> absolutely meaningless claim, even if it were true. 
> We can quickly 
> regress into defining 'is' with such claims but that
> is an enormous red 
> herring as age of a language does not equate to
> stability or 
> predictability let alone other important qualities
> such as correctness 
> or flexibility.