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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (17248)	2/8/1998 10:29:00 AM
From: K. M. Strickler	Respond to of 24154

As the complexity of the software (or least the system growth, however measured) increases, doesn't that require more information, hence 'more books'? I was under the impression that the software of today was significantly more advanced than that of 'yesteryear'! Seems to me that the 'single' manual (maybe 350-400 pages) delivered in 'the old days' has been replaced by a 'quick reference', the an 'index' into the 4 or 5 volume 'set' that we buy as 'developer tools' for a couple of 'hun' everytime 'we' upgrade! They have effectively 'moved' the cost of development to the 'developer'. To add to that, unless you are developing for a 'specific customer', you run the risk of having 'your software' included in the next release of somebody elses application, and then remarketed making 'mucho $'! And the developer is left again with the 'next upgrade' and the purchase of the manuals, all over again! ( do we ever get 'upgrade' manuals that just cover the changes, or do we always have to by the complete set 'over again'?) Heck, I'm so far behind that I still have the Windows NT Rescource Kit in the shrink wrap! ( I bought that last year sometime! ) To add insult to injury, if after you investigate the 'problem' through all of the available resources available to you, if you still can't resolve the problem, MSFT is ready help you out for $195 per incident! It is no wonder to me why 'programmers' try to fit their projects into a published 'shell' wherever possible! Thoughts? Ken