Microsoft loves Step 8

[pokerfan]

I'm still steaming over last week's http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/09/ms_dns_patch_zonealarm_woes/">Black Tuesday.

Software Development Process

1) Order the T-shirts for the Development team

2) Announce availability

3) Write the code

4) Write the manual

5) Hire a Product Manager

6) Spec the software (writing the specs after the code helps to ensure that the software meets the specifications)

7) Ship

8) Test (the customers are a big help here)

9) Identify bugs as potential enhancements

10) Announce the upgrade program

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Oh man, we got so many calls here at work about that ZoneAlarm problem.

x(

[pokerfan]

2. A cynic might think that Microsoft was trying to torpedo ZA

They obviously didn't give Zone Labs an advance copy of the updates and apparently Microsoft didn't see any need to test.

That said, I'm probably going to drop Zone Alarm. It used to be small and sleek, but like all software, it has gotten bloated over the years.