Comments on: Perception is reality http://www.craigbailey.net/perception-is-reality/ Clarity on Microsoft, WordPress & SEO Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:44:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Craig Baileyhttp://www.craigbailey.net/perception-is-reality/#comment-3700 Craig Bailey Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:20:28 +0000 /live/post/2008/12/17/Perception-is-reality.aspx#comment-3700 Couldn't agree more Andrew. Actually you reminded me of one of my presentations from way back, to do with FoxPro: http://www.craigbailey.net/articles/VFPBusinessSkills/index.htm?page=_1PC11H2PK.htm Couldn’t agree more Andrew.
Actually you reminded me of one of my presentations from way back, to do with FoxPro:
http://www.craigbailey.net/articles/VFPBusinessSkills/index.htm?page=_1PC11H2PK.htm

]]> By: Andrew MacNeillhttp://www.craigbailey.net/perception-is-reality/#comment-3699 Andrew MacNeill Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:14:01 +0000 /live/post/2008/12/17/Perception-is-reality.aspx#comment-3699 Craig, database developers need to keep this in mind perhaps MORE than other developers. Think about how often your application is going through a loop. Even though it might be slower to add a progress bar, users don't get that it's doing something - at times, they may even think the application has frozen.More to the point of perception is reality, the little Fox icon that every app would show unless it had a custom icon has actually HURT Foxpro's credibility in the world - because one bad experience with a FoxPro application would cause IT and others to think that anytime they saw the little Fox head, they wouldn't enjoy the application.As you said, perception is reality. Craig, database developers need to keep this in mind perhaps MORE than other developers. Think about how often your application is going through a loop. Even though it might be slower to add a progress bar, users don’t get that it’s doing something – at times, they may even think the application has frozen.

More to the point of perception is reality, the little Fox icon that every app would show unless it had a custom icon has actually HURT Foxpro’s credibility in the world – because one bad experience with a FoxPro application would cause IT and others to think that anytime they saw the little Fox head, they wouldn’t enjoy the application.

As you said, perception is reality.

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