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Before you all get carried away with this, I think the
'internet strategy' conference call is worth hearing
this afternoon. I have a strange tingly feeling about
this one...
I think its time to step back and listen to what the
hated/loved omegans down there in miami are going to
say.
H
--- "J. Rodney Grisham" <grisham@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bob Fulks wrote:
>
> <snip, snip>
>
> > It is quite clear that the development process at
> Omega is totally
> > out of control. SP3 makes major changes in
> functionality in what was
> > supposed to be a bug fix release.
> >
> > Any experienced software manager knows that you
> must freeze the
> > functionality of code long before the release and
> only allow bug
> > fixes after a version is released. This code is
> "pre-beta" quality.
> >
> > Under these conditions, it is not clear that we
> will ever see a usable version.
> >
> > Perhaps they will wise up and recompile
> TradeStation 4.0 as a 32 bit
> > application, eliminating only the 13000 bar
> limitation with no other
> > changes. That could be a decent product to retain
> their market
> > position while they fool around with redesigning
> TS2000i.
>
>
> As an ex-software product manager, I agree with this
> opinion 100%.
> In general I dislike reading "me too" messages which
> fail to add
> information, but Fulks' post is absolutely,
> positively correct, and
> it goes straight to the heart of the matter.
>
> If Omega were to wise up, perhaps they could do just
> a little more
> than eliminate the 13000 bar limitation, but not
> much more. Listen
> carefully, Omega.
>
> TS4 users on this omega-list could construct a
> prioritized list of
> not more than a half dozen bugs to be squashed at
> the same time a
> TS4-32 version was created. Omega could reduce that
> list based on
> a lack of localized code changes required to effect
> a fix for bugs
> on the short list.
>
> Surely the Omega development and QA troops could
> manage
> 1. 32 bit version,
> 2. elimination of the 13000 bar limit,
> 3. elimination of any Y2K bugs not already patched
> by build 24, and
> 4. a very short (<6) list of bug fixes, each with
> localized changes.
>
> Send your suggestions to this list, with a copy to
> Omega.
>
> Rod
>
>
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