I cannot even begin to properly convey my disgust

Ok, I know I'm a control developer, so I may be a little biased here. I also know that I can be a bit harsh, and I've been really working on toning down my criticism and being more positive. After screwing around with .netSHIP for about 10 hours now, I can officially say that it is the most atrocious piece of code ever written. And I've seen some whoppers in my day, too. I was nto impressed at all with the IBuySPy Store Admin architecture, but this one takes the cake. I would start picking apart it's problems, but I don't know where to begin.

Alright, I guess I'll start with the Object Model. Or should I say, lack thereof. Granted, my object models are not amazing pieces of work (although I am extremely happy with GenX.NET 3.0), but OH MY GOSH. Ummm.... ever heard of NDOC? I'm going to assume not since the samples have no documentation whatsoever. I think they must think that my name is Swammi the Mind Reader, because the SURE don't use intellisense to make things any easier. Now, I'm trying to "divine" how to get the data out of the component. so in the end, my employer spent $300 on this component, $125 for the product itself, and $175 for the time to implement.

Aren't solutions supposed to SOLVE problems?

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