[Info-vax] IE8 got me too :-( Sorry Jeff.

[Bob Koehler]

In article <v4adnax7iuzG8cnWnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
> 
> And just what is the payoff for "standards compliance"?  If your system 
> does what you need and want, how much extra would you pay to make it 
> "standards compliant".  $0.00?  I thought so!

   2/3 to 3/4 of the cost of most software projects is in maintenance.
   I'd pay up front to have a system that follows standards in order
   to keep that cost down.  (I've fixed a lot of code over the years
   that would have never needed to be fixed if the author had followed
   an available standard.)

   When you miust do something the standard doesn't cover, then fine,
   go outside th standard.  When you go out of your way to make sure
   something doesn't work that was covered by the existing standard,
   I don't need you, and I won't buy your products.