FP MF Laser Printers - Dave in Port Orange

[Jose Lerebours]

On 01/11/2017 02:49 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
> The PCL5 vs PCL6 issue is -ages- old, has been discussed ad nauseum in the
> past (while said member was a member), and was a near-complete lack of
> research and due diligence.  I'm loathe to do anything with printers, and
> even I knew PCL6 != PCL5 in any way, shape, or form.  I was incapable of
> finding a polite way to cite their ignorance, so I simply didn't respond on
> that thread until this bit just now.

I confess, I really did not know they were two entirely different 
architecture, standards, platform, libraries or whatever the high IQ 
Gods know them to be.

I have no problem with asking dumb questions as I believe it would be 
worst to pretend knowing and miss the opportunity to learn something.

Even today, after well over 20 years of programming in more than one 
language, I rarely ever bother to deal with "printer" compatibility 
issues.  I have written code to use Monarch, Zebra, HP, Oki and a number 
other printers and I paid attention, and focused on, the project at 
hand. I have never made an attempt to become an expert in all thing 
printers related - I think that knowing that one has other experts 
within reach, one chooses to hire that expert should the need rise - 
Like Jim.

> Today's divide-by-zero debacle is just...  There are no words.  Seriously.
> I have to wonder how someone calls themselves a programmer when they don't
> even sanity check against /0?  That's not even language-specific; it's
> decent programming practise.  Heck, that's grade school -math-, nevermind
> programming.  And again, I didn't respond on that thread, because there's
> no polite way I can think of to tell someone they definitely should already
> know certain things.

There is also the chance that a programmer comes into a shop and now has 
to clean up a poorly written application.  If you walk into this 
situation, you might want to clean up fixed fields and asking the 
original posted question may explain that - Most of us 
directed/suggested the problem be addressed at its root.

Also, we do not know if this person asking the question is 110% up to 
speed with filePro syntax and asking the question should not be frowned 
upon, at least I would not.


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