On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:57:25 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> Does anybody *else* find it ironic that Micro$oft - the corporation
> internationally renowned for its poor quality, buggy products - is
> interested in methods of producing high-quality software?

No.  Well, at least, I don't.

I'm not a fan of Microsoft, *however* it doesn't surprise me that they 
would look for ways to improve code quality without needing to invest 
massive amounts of energy, time, and money to do so.  Better production 
methods are one way of accomplishing this goal.

I've always said that Microsoft is outstanding at producing software 
that's "just good enough" - ie, it is buggy, but it's good *enough* that 
people aren't flocking away.

That doesn't mean that they wouldn't/couldn't/shouldn't go through a 
process of striving for continuous improvement in their development 
processes.  And clearly that's something they do (I've known people who 
have worked in MS Engineering, so this isn't conjecture on my part - it's 
based on conversations with former colleagues who worked at MS in that 
capacity).

Jim

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