From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Windows applications
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 17:08:54 -0500
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Alfons Hoogervorst wrote:
> 
> Lo Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>:
> 
> >Try the comp.os.mswindows.programmer.* news groups.  Be warned that
> >Windows programmers are not eager to teach you anything on the net.
> 
> Which is a prejudice... The problem is that programming Windows is
> just not easy. Perhaps Microsoft did this intentionally, or perhaps
> Windows has just a far too big legacy.

The problem is that Windows is proprietary, and the really knowledgable
can profit writing for megazines or book publishers rather than the
Internet.  When is the last time the Scott Wingo or Don Box answered any
questions on the Internet?

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com