Re: Java Consulting

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 "Michael Kintner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks for the Tip!   Your first issue is correct.  I only wish to move to
> 1.4 because I have found since Micrsoft has all of these updates 1.3.1
> breaks on some XP machines.  But I have been told from SUN that 1.4 fixes
> this problem.  And I am guessing that if I convert to 1.4 it should resolve
> the open problems.

Have you tried running it under 1.4?  How well does it work, and what 
categories of errors are you seeing?  IIRC, major changes in 1.4 that 
would impact a 1.3.1 program included the focus model in Swing, and some 
class library retooling.

Using the new features, like nio, logging, and assertions is a bit 
bigger.

Oh, let me second Chris' point about specification.  Speaking as a 
consultant, I much prefer a detailed spec for what a client wants.  It 
makes it a lot easier to measure progress, and to make sure that the 
final deliverable meets your needs.  Lacking that, we end up with many 
iterations over needs, which can get very expensive.

Scott
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