Another one of those days

You can tell when developers don't have to suffer using their own software for building things, it sucks! I just installed the dot net framework v2, as one of the apps I use has gone that way. A real shame, because now the thing just ain't fun any more. I hark back to the old days when products like PowerBuilder were built in themselves, and that ensured that developers did not end making software that others groan at.
While I'm at groaning, why don't developers have to get the UI bit right. When the UI bit is right, it makes a good product shine. It can also be used to "put lipstick on a pig", but those that do that have to do more soon or they'll lose their market share.
I like this new rich client interface stuff, like Adobe's Flex product, which combines a rich client UI with the Ajax functionality. That is definitely the way to develop apps today. I just hope that I'm working for a company that is doing just that now. Here's hoping!