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Great comments from Bob and Rodney. I completely agree with their comments
and suggestions. I worked 16 years in high-end computer hardware and
software product management and training.
TS4 is still the best trading software out there right now. It is very
unfortunate that new users can only buy PS2Ki. Omega would do itself and its
customers (new and old) a world of good if these suggestions were followed,
and if people could once again buy TS4.
PS2Ki is the best trading software feature set. Unfortunately, it is rather
obvious from the nature of the problems manifest, the number of major
service packs released in nine months of availability, and the continued
major problems, that the fundamental software architecture of PS2Ki is
seriously flawed. It is a wonder how this design got past even rudimentary
checks by engineering and product management. Bug fix releases aren't going
to correct these problems.
Omega could recover if they followed these suggestions. They may not if they
don't.
Neil
| -----Original Message-----
| From: J. Rodney Grisham [mailto:grisham@xxxxxxxxxxx]
| Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 12:21 PM
| To: Bob Fulks; Omega Research , Tech Support
| Cc: Omega List
| Subject: Wise up strategy
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| Bob Fulks wrote:
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| <snip, snip>
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| > 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Send your suggestions to this list, with a copy to Omega.
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| Rod
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