Re: The Bottom Line

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Posted by srdiamond15
2004-10-11 23:21:35

Yes it’s true that spreading your work over various applications doesn’t promote efficiency, a policy of choosing one or two programs doesn’t necessarily promote stability either, not when you don’t know whether a program you opt for will be supported next year.

My alternative: keep all material in several programs. With a good clip manager, the transfer doesn’t consume a lot of time. This practice also facilitates comparisons between the programs.
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In fact, I believe that your question reflects the real world situation to a great extent. At some point one needs to reduce time spent in try-outs, learning curves, adaptation, tool changes, import/export, transfers etc, and dedicate more time spent in the actual work. Isn’t this what the whole IT revolution concept is supposed to be about? Easier, simpler, faster and more powerful.

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