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What's better: Productivity enhancements or Stability?   [Edit]

Survey period: 21 Nov 2005 to 27 Nov 2005

If you had the choice between using a product that increased your productivity but was buggy, versus a product that was rock solid but missing some time saving functionality, which would you choose?

OptionVotes% 
I prefer a product that allows me to work faster24824.34
I prefer a product that is stable77175.66



 
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Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 13:51
Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 13:51 
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Paul Brower23-Nov-05 4:21
Paul Brower23-Nov-05 4:21 
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Gary R. Wheeler23-Nov-05 12:29
Gary R. Wheeler23-Nov-05 12:29 
GeneralNotepad rocks. Pin
deo21-Nov-05 10:46
deo21-Nov-05 10:46 
GeneralRe: Notepad rocks. Pin
mtzlplyk24-Nov-05 9:11
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C-codist24-Nov-05 5:51
C-codist24-Nov-05 5:51 
GeneralNotepad is stable, but I wouldn't want to code with it Pin
Joshua Quick21-Nov-05 6:01
Joshua Quick21-Nov-05 6:01 
GeneralRe: Notepad is stable, but I wouldn't want to code with it Pin
Bob Stanneveld21-Nov-05 7:43
Bob Stanneveld21-Nov-05 7:43 
Hello,

I agree with you, the gains must outweigh the drawbacks. If the app is instable, the gained productivity is lost due to application failures.

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GeneralRe: Notepad is stable, but I wouldn't want to code with it Pin
toxcct23-Nov-05 1:00
toxcct23-Nov-05 1:00 
GeneralSomething in the middle Pin
Nish Nishant21-Nov-05 5:30
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GeneralBuggy software is not productivity enhancing Pin
Marc Clifton21-Nov-05 3:12
mvaMarc Clifton21-Nov-05 3:12 
Generaldev tools Pin
Almighty Bob21-Nov-05 3:03
Almighty Bob21-Nov-05 3:03 
GeneralAn engineering view Pin
Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 1:26
Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 1:26 
GeneralRe: An engineering view Pin
CodeStalker21-Nov-05 12:47
CodeStalker21-Nov-05 12:47 
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Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 13:45
Gary R. Wheeler21-Nov-05 13:45 
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nogga22-Nov-05 3:32
nogga22-Nov-05 3:32 
GeneralProductivity always Pin
Michael P Butler20-Nov-05 20:20
Michael P Butler20-Nov-05 20:20 
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bob1697221-Nov-05 5:10
bob1697221-Nov-05 5:10 
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Michael P Butler21-Nov-05 10:34
Michael P Butler21-Nov-05 10:34 
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bob1697221-Nov-05 11:43
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Matt Newman23-Nov-05 4:34
Matt Newman23-Nov-05 4:34 
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bob1697223-Nov-05 9:28
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Harrier22-Nov-05 12:02
Harrier22-Nov-05 12:02 
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Nemanja Trifunovic22-Nov-05 13:21
Nemanja Trifunovic22-Nov-05 13:21 
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Matt Newman23-Nov-05 4:50
Matt Newman23-Nov-05 4:50 

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