Hale, Jim
Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com
Thu Dec 2 16:10:49 CST 2004
<Alan, think of this as an opportunity to excel!> Didn't Lee tell Picket something similar before his cavalry charge at Gettysburg? :-( I hope you keep us posted as you wrestle with this since I am trying to figure out an appropriate upgrade path for (smaller) apps. Good luck! Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Lawhon, Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research [mailto:alan.lawhon at us.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 2:50 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Please Advise: Should I Buy "Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 ..." Jim: To say that we're just a bit "nervous" about this upcoming "adventure" is a vast understatement. The senior systems analyst, (who has never wrote a line of "web enabled" code in his life), is in the process of figuring out how to "curb" our customer's expectations - and simultaneously manage our "stress level" - while the senior programmer and I get "up to speed" on HTML, XML, ADO.NET, VB.NET, and whatever else we'll have to learn. (Our Senior Systems Analyst is a firm proponent of the theory that you should "manage your customer" [and your customer's expectations] rather than having your customer manage you ...) If we have to go "full bore" and web enable the entire system, we're looking at a massive conversion project - and we have to keep the live production database going full steam while we're doing this. George thinks he can persuade our customer to go along with "web enabling" a small part of the overall system - the "Approval Module" as kind of a "pilot project" - and then evaluating the feasibility of converting the rest of the system after we have successfully completed the pilot project. He thinks he can get our customer to agree to a 2-3 month development schedule for the pilot project. This means that Roy and I (the Senior Programmer) are going to have to learn a bunch of "web stuff" real quick. (I've already sent off for several VB.NET and ADO.NET books from Amazon.Com.) Charlotte Foust mentioned that she actually has some real experience with VB.NET and web programming. I wonder how long it took her to get "up to speed" (and proficient) with these technologies? I read somewhere about some poor unfortunate programmers who got dragged on a "death march" and had to churn out a lot of code real fast. I don't think it will get that bad here, but I suspect I'm going to be chewing on Roll-Aids in the coming months. Martha, a very sharp lady friend I know, likes to say, "Alan, think of this as an opportunity to excel!" Yea, right. Alan C. Lawhon -----Original Message----- From: Hale, Jim [mailto:Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:49 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Please Advise: Should I Buy "Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003 ..." I think it may be a bit early to do that. I (for one) am very interested in Alan's adventures because I suspect many of us will face some variation of this new challenge soon. My 2 cents. Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Joe Hecht [mailto:jmhla at earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 8:23 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Please Advise: Should I Buy "Microsoft Visual Basic.NET Standard 2003 ..." Should we make a vb.net list JOE HECHT LOS ANGELES CA jmhla at earthlink.net -- _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email.