Quality of Software - Survey

SW will eventually create a worldwide brainless utopia of prepared thoughts
and affirming user groups and eliminate all defective free thinkers

this is easier and more satisfyingly righteous than eliminating defective
software...

 

Were already there, Neil. The big question is will SolidWorks ever fix
what's broken and give the user easy and full control over parts and
assemblies or will another program like SpaceClaim emerge as a viable
alternative to those of us (a minority) who want full control. BTW,
Neil this problem exists in most CAM programs as well. Control over
the toolpath as been sacrificed for ease of use and automation and
almost all CAM users have accepted it with very few exceptions.

http://paulsalvador.blogspot.com/

"Majority rules, 80-90% of the users come from using inexpensive,
inferior and poorly managed design tools. Most of the user base do not
fully use the tool or use very little of the functionality, thus, the
more involved functionality is typically overlooked, poorly critiqued
or supported. Majority of the users expectations on quality are very
low or the need for reliable software is average. Many of the users
come from using past tools with limited functionality, they become use
to or complacent with working around limitations. Workarounds, due to
limitations, have a "at a boy" or a accomplishment related
mentality,.. this is, it becomes an accepted part of the job when
using the software. Majority of the users do NOT pay for the
software,.. they are not committed to the software investment or it's
future.
Majority of the users DO NOT report problems, why would they, it's not
their problem, they get paid regardless."

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Not for jb it seems.

How odd. Poor jb never whined about that.

You'd have to actually have & use the software first.
Then try to do more than making one hole in a block.

Feature creep, AKA featuritis. Old technical problem.
Also never noted by clueless (a non-user).

 

Somebody asked for & wanted/needed those new features.
One feature may make another set of features problematic
not well-considered in the initial scope of the initial software's
design.

 

Classic invective, as expected from someone who lacks a logical argument.

You're erroneously presupposing that you are correct.

Classic unsubstantiated and erroneous claim.

Non sequitur.


Irrelevant.

 

He'd have to understand them first.
Did you try talking cluelessly in copied buzzwords & acting psychotic?

 

How is anybody supposed to keep track of where you work? You've had
what, 3 different jobs in the last 12 months? More?

Oh, I forgot that posting replies to somebodies blog is considered
being "published" in the insane CAD Jihad world of Jonnie Bonkers:

http://blog.novedge.com/2007/07/an-interview-wi.html#comments

"UPDATE -- July 8, 2007 -- I had to close this blog post to further
comments and to remove the personal attacks between Jon and some other
newsgroups readers. Before the interview, I made an agreement with Jon
about the style of the interview and the way to handle it. Jon didn't
respect our agreement, posting comments under fake names. Jon's
authentic and fake comments are all posted from the same IP address,
72.199.251.224. I can now see that my trust in Jon was misplaced. "

 

Do you have any actual complaints of your own?

 

That's pretty much my biggest complaint. I'm using 08 on an Alienware
computer with Vista. It's the first time I've tried to use SW with
Vista. Yes it works. And yes, it randomly just closes/crashes out of
nowhere at least once every time I use it. It's really not that big a
problem for me, I just save more often. But there's just something
unsatisfying about having a brand new high power computer, brand new
OS, and a brand new software release, that combine to make a package
that is slower, takes longer to load, and crashes more often than
anything that came before it.

 

Do you have any actual complaints of your own?

Ignorant:

"Jon, I never forgot any of your postings about SDRC I made the wrong
decision in spite of what you said. There have been a number of times
that my Wife has told me to be careful in dealing with someone and
after words says "I told you so". She earned the right to say it as
well as you have earned the right to say I TOLD YOU SO. I made a
decision that went against my better judgment and as usual it turned
out poorly." .... Tom Brewer

Ignorant:

"I do not purchase programs unless I know before hand that they are
what I want and/ or need."... Tom Brewer who can't follow his own
advice. See above.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer thinking he and his pals like Joe788 can play their Usenet
staking games, lie on a repeated basis and suffer no consequences for
doing so.

Ignorant:

"I have shot myself in the foot, not an easy thing to do when it is
in your mouth and your head is in your ass."... Tom Brewer admitting
what he's often like.

Ignorant:

Someone who has a proven track record of not being able to deal with
or accept the kind of change that occurs in the cadcam market... now
that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who doesn't live in San Diego yet insists there is no shortage
of CNC machinists here... now that's ignorant or should we say that's
Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who criticizes someone on SolidWorks but has never helped
anyone with specific SolidWorks answers. Someone who is not able to
answer any questions that "Vinny" had on master modeling or skeletal
modeling. Someone who has never posted any models they have done...
now that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's failure to understand who Matt Lombard really is.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's unable to comprehend what's on the cover of the
SolidWorks Bible:

"Whether you're a new, intermediate, ...."

Ignorant:

Someone who can't understand more than a simple "I love it!" or "I
hate it!" type of comment ... now that's ignorant or should we say
that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer implies that because you acknowledge that the $25
SolidWorks course covers subjects / topics that the $650 SolidWorks
course didn't that you're now somehow an idiot and got screwed when
you decided to purchase the $650 SolidWorks course.

Tom Brewer Writing About SmartCAM:

"I ended up paying a consultant $40.00 per hour for two weeks."

"FYI, when I said "Solid modeling" in reference to SmartCam it was
tongue in cheek. What you could not see is that when I was typing that
I was laughing to myself. Anyone that uses SmartCam and Solid
Modeling in the same sentence cannot be taken seriously."

Recently Tom Brewer said SmartCAM had no user interface problems and
yet the record shows Tom Brewer thinks SmartCAM does indeed have user
interface problems:

"The only real problem that I run into is that the screen can get
cluttered and it becomes difficult to pick and choose elements in Free
Form. I just use the utility masking feature to hide what is in the
way, that cures the problem but it does add work (I tried the snap
filtering and snap options but for me it was not the best way), I
have seen other packages that handle picking and choosing in better."

Conclusion:

Tom Brewer thinks he's a SolidWorks expert. A SolidWorks expert is
someone who knows more and more about less and less until he knows
absolutely everything about nothing.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Better get back on whatever you are supposed to be taking Jonnie. The
post you replied to (with your usual aimless babbling) was from you old
pal Joe788, not Brewer. Otherwise, I guess your reading impairment
problem is showing again.

gk

 

What does any of that have to do with YOUR lack of any original
response? Every complaint you've listed in this topic is a copy/paste
from somebody else. You've become too lazy to even <pretend> to have
valid complaints. Do you even use SW08?

 

I better get back on whatever I'm supposed to be taking. The

Now it's correct Nuts son.

Jon Banquer
San Diego,CA

 

My mother works on the corner of Center Street and 5th.

Now it's correct, Madcowman.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, Ca

 

Wow, is that a description of all the sheep that I've been with?

Now it's correct Madcowman.

Jon Banquer
San Diego,CA

 

Yeah, I've worked on at least 3 different corners, holding three

Now it's correct, Madcowman.

Jon Banquer
San Diego,CA

 

I think it's more like the realm of all US politicians rather than just
one party or the other.

 

In all my years of watching poor clueless whine I've never
come to the conclusion that he's EVER used any CAD,
CAD/CAM or CAM software for anything himself. He only copies
from the "complaints" of others, usually clueless newbies that
are just learning about how to use something and are confused.
Plus, the latest ad or blurb is ALWAYS better than sliced bread,
even though he clearly could not comprehend what it was about.

But he can be counted on for clueless humor <G>.

 

Found any more free pizza & sales lit to take?

 

"Rumour has it that the more intrepid Wingers have finally discovered
two new uses for sheep. Meat and wool."