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<blockquote data-quote="HatWearingFool" data-source="post: 3710355" data-attributes="member: 54658">I'm guessing the real problem here is that WOTC doesn't really have &quot;lots&quot; of money to spend on this stuff. So what does that mean? Well it means they probably shopped the software specs they wanted around to various companies. And then picked the one that offered to do it for the least amount of money.Now let me be upfront about this. I develop code all day for a living. Most of my work development involves working with C# in Visual Studio (i.e. I develop strictly for the PC). Many good programmers work in the PC environment. However, most of the less skilled software developers develop for windows and only for windows (just a simple numbers game). So when you go looking for the lowest bidders the odds are you are not getting developers of Blizzards quality. And probably are getting guys who DON'T KNOW HOW TO develop software for any other platform.One of the Ironic things in the software development world is that more and more top developers are developing there software on a Mac, even if the mac isn't the target market for that software because Mac's have become a great development platform. My biggest fear here is that WOTC contracted the software development out to a bunch of guys straight out of college who don't even understand real software development. Many schools don't teach the overall principals anymore they simply teach kids how to turn out cookie cutter crap in Visual Studio (Microsoft's development environment).Please note I have nothing against Visual Studio. I think it's a great tool for software development. I just think to many people are taught to use it and only it without learning any of the general theory that would allow them to develop for any platform.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HatWearingFool, post: 3710355, member: 54658"] I'm guessing the real problem here is that WOTC doesn't really have "lots" of money to spend on this stuff. So what does that mean? Well it means they probably shopped the software specs they wanted around to various companies. And then picked the one that offered to do it for the least amount of money. Now let me be upfront about this. I develop code all day for a living. Most of my work development involves working with C# in Visual Studio (i.e. I develop strictly for the PC). Many good programmers work in the PC environment. However, most of the less skilled software developers develop for windows and only for windows (just a simple numbers game). So when you go looking for the lowest bidders the odds are you are not getting developers of Blizzards quality. And probably are getting guys who DON'T KNOW HOW TO develop software for any other platform. One of the Ironic things in the software development world is that more and more top developers are developing there software on a Mac, even if the mac isn't the target market for that software because Mac's have become a great development platform. My biggest fear here is that WOTC contracted the software development out to a bunch of guys straight out of college who don't even understand real software development. Many schools don't teach the overall principals anymore they simply teach kids how to turn out cookie cutter crap in Visual Studio (Microsoft's development environment). Please note I have nothing against Visual Studio. I think it's a great tool for software development. I just think to many people are taught to use it and only it without learning any of the general theory that would allow them to develop for any platform. [/QUOTE]

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