Dead end tools and technologies you wished you hadn't bothered with

[SlimRick]

The English language.

[alreadypacked]

Good Grief....

Yes I forgot the eco friendly requirement

“Reduce paperwork and save a tree”

7 more weeks, 7 more weeks

[Gonzo]

Yes I forgot the eco friendly requirement

“Reduce paperwork and save a tree”

There is no helping some people.

[zamzummim]

I asked what they meant by the requirent, they said

"We want the UI to be so simple any idiot could use it, but we couldn't write that as it might offend someone"

Let me write that up for ya:

Usability
XXX application's functionality must be clear, transparent and easy to execute and use (Intuitive interface -as easy as using a browser) use of Wizard like screen is preferred whenever possible.


there you go, no one gets offended at that!!

[TriggerHippy]

dBase IV
Lotus 123 Macros

[Crumlin]

Let me write that up for ya:

Usability
XXX application's functionality must be clear, transparent and easy to execute and use (Intuitive interface -as easy as using a browser) use of Wizard like screen is preferred whenever possible.


there you go, no one gets offended at that!!

Oy, I can't use me browser. I gotta plug in me java or something like that. You saying I'm fick. I'm offended

[swamp]

EJBs, especially entity beans.

Total waste of space. Still have it on my CV though.

[d000hg]

Oracle.

What a waste of time.

I wouldn't advise any of you to learn any of it.

I like the DB, and PL/SQL especially, but never worked with anything else from Oracle... I've heard bad things.

[Monster Munch]

Commodore BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, Amstrad BASIC, BBC BASIC

[d000hg]

EJBs, especially entity beans.

Total waste of space. Still have it on my CV though.

I don't know EJB is out-dated, unless you mean versions prior to 3 before they fixed it.