Stupid internet installs
Okay – real quick rant: If you’re developing an app, an extension to a language, or ANYTHING that would get installed on a user’s system, having an online install is nice and all – BUT GIVE ME A WAY TO INSTALL IT WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION! Maybe it’s just my situation, but I want to be able to throw everything I need onto a cd, go to an isolated environment and install. Adding channels, to an internet-based installer is out the window for me.
Chances are you are going to have to deal with this a lot now that the new .Net packager can be configured to automatically connect to the software author’s site and upgrade every time it starts.
I don’t really care about .NET things as much – but there were some PHP extensions I wanted to install, which upon first review were internet only installs via PEAR. I didn’t have or want to take the time to investigate it further at the time.
An easy solution to the .NET probem is to run away from .NET, screaming as you go. It will turn heads and also relieve stress. An added benefit is that you will probably become “that guy” at work and nobody will bother you. I, unfortunately, now own some .NET code at work and it makes me sad.