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MS Retards
Looks like some of the geniuses that brought us Microsoft Bob
are at work on the .NET framework 2.0. I love how the
XmlDataSource control doesn't let you use xml namespaces in
the RTM version. How the hell does anyone that doesn't
understand the importance of Xml namespaces get a job creating
the primary Xml databinding feature of .NET 2.0? Maybe I am
missing something, but I know this was a problem that was
brought up numerous times during beta, and it doesn't look
like it was addressed in RTM.
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Dude,
Something very wrong is happening over there. Check out
Roy Osherove and Frans Bouma's strange VS.NET bugs. I'm
not sure what the hell is happening in Redmond, but
you'd think with all the delays they'd be in better
shape with the RTM of the stack.
From my dealings with other developers on this very
issue, it's not the XML namespaces that cause the
problems and confusion. It's the support for them in the
framework. Namespaces are second nature now to most
developers. But when your first few attempts at using
them in XML fails to work with the framework, you
naturally are led towards not using namespaces. Then the
next project that uses XML you just decide that there
are other more important battles to fight and you don't
even bother with namespaces. This definitely doesn't
lead you towards Rico's "Pit of
Success"