[pianotech] A new Pianotech list that works

[Encore Pianos]

Spaghetti code, I've heard stuff like this called.  It just seems like our
stuff was shoe-horned into it, whether it is a good fit or not.  And then
they took the money and ran.  

If it looks like poo, smells like poo, and tastes like poo; it (probably) is
....

So when the PTG structure suddenly disappears, does that mean the software
is choking on its own vomit?

Will



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:35 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] A new Pianotech list that works

On 3/12/2011 12:50 PM, Encore Pianos wrote:

> They may power umpteen associations and communities, but that still 
> does not a good product.

At least they say they do.


> Please don't tell me that I am the problem, I've been using PC's since 
> the DOS days.  Yes, there is a learning curve that I must attend to, 
> but the package asks too much of us without giving any help.

Through all the years I've used computers, in all the thousands of emails
I've sent, I've never had a message truncated in mid text - until last night
on Higher Kludgic's system. It happened twice.


  > And I think Ron is dead on with his comment about a ground floor
rewrite.

I've spent a considerable number of hours, days, and months in years past
writing software for my own use, and to me this thing has the look of
something that's already been back-patched to the point of
incomprehensibility and uselessness. I see what looks like patches on
patches, little if any attempt at rational organization, and no concern
whatsoever with real world usage. It looks to me like someone bought a
couple of function libraries and started patching modules together with no
clear plan. Presuming the programmer(s) learned something in the process of
getting it this far, the bottom-up rewrite should have already been done
long before the thing was marketed. It obviously wasn't. Why? If PTG is
switching the entire organization over to run on this software, look for the
day when the entire PTG structure suddenly and mysteriously disappears.
Higher Logic's response will be "Thank you for reaching out. Rest assured
that our software is entirely virus free. 
We look forward to your continued support."


> I suppose that is good, since there is no documentation or help of any 
> kind.

And why not?


>How much did we pay for this WCPOS?

No one is saying.
Ron N