When I write "m$", it's a slam on the company and their products, not on those who use them. I would never judge another professional by the language, tools, or operating systems he or she uses in the course of his or her employment. I might be a "FOSS type" myself (??), but I've had the pleasure of working with some superbly qualified, exceptionally competent windoze programmers -- as well as the displeasure of working with, uh, superoptimally employed POSIX programmers. We humans are a highly variable bunch.

I can't imagine myself saying that someone is a member of the "M$ Visual Studio category", but if I did the most negative implication would be that he or she might have to climb a steep learning/relearning curve in the process of adopting a new environment. Visual Studio does a lot of stuff, and being without its features could be a significant but temporary hindrance to someone who's spent a long time using nothing else.

Since it's been admitted that "M$ Visual Studio" was intended as a derogation of the craftsman rather than the tool, and I've spoken my piece, I'll just shut up and go away now.

Thanks for your time.

In reply to Re^6: Professional Toolkits <=> vim + shell by gloryhack
in thread Professional Toolkits <=> vim + shell by codeacrobat

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