Comments on: the light at the end of the tunnel … http://lair.fierydragon.org/2005/11/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:55:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2005/11/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-205 drac Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:20:37 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/?p=98#comment-205 Yeah, I know... the problem is documentation, I suppose. They shoehorn something into a place where it obviously doesn't fit and everyone else who follows the spec faithfully will do something different. Hidden behaviour which does something unexpected = bad :) Yeah, I know… the problem is documentation, I suppose. They shoehorn something into a place where it obviously doesn’t fit and everyone else who follows the spec faithfully will do something different.

Hidden behaviour which does something unexpected = bad :)

]]> By: Splee http://lair.fierydragon.org/2005/11/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Splee Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:35:20 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/?p=98#comment-200 I *hate* that little known fact about the read-only attribute for folders in windows. It's actually used to tell explorer to check the folder's Desktop.ini file for any special attributes. How pointless is that?! I defy anyone to find any useful "special attributes" that actually make any difference. Basically, microsoft have more dirty, evil, horribly implimented workarounds than... well, there is no comparison. They're in a league of their own. I *hate* that little known fact about the read-only attribute for folders in windows. It’s actually used to tell explorer to check the folder’s Desktop.ini file for any special attributes. How pointless is that?! I defy anyone to find any useful “special attributes” that actually make any difference.

Basically, microsoft have more dirty, evil, horribly implimented workarounds than… well, there is no comparison. They’re in a league of their own.

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