DevExpress...

DevExpress is beautiful and I love to code it, but ...

I swear, it is NOT possible to publish a DevExpress application without something going wrong.

I follow the same publish procedure, and something different happens every time.

Will Microsoft ever learn how to run updates correctly?

I'm sorry, but with Windows 8.1, Microsoft has finally delivered their WORST update system, ever.

I'm talking about the automatic, scheduled updates. Microsoft gives you something like:

   Updates must be completed to blah blah blah...

   Your computer will restart in 1h 23mins....

   If you choose Later, your PC will automatically restart in one day.

It's the third line that kills me. They were brutally honest about it too. Let's say you choose Later (because, ya know, you're a normal person that's got shit to do right now). Within 24 hours, Microsoft will automatically turn off your computer.

Ya know.. no warning or anything.

So there you are in an important meeting or writing up an important document online, and boom.... your computer turns off.

WHAT!?????????????????

You can't just do that! What the fuck? All that shit I had open? Sure, most of the programs have autosave, so you might not lose a whole ton of work, but it's the principle of the thing. If you want your customers to hate you, then you're doing a great job Microsoft. Bravo!

Actually now that I think of it, Windows 7 was kind of worse. In Windows 7, sometimes they would just restart your PC without even giving you ANY indication (for instance, if it's locked). And they would restart little to none of the apps you had open.

So overall, Windows 10 BETTER have a decent update system. It's sad to say that as a gamer and developer, I am stuck with a horrific update system. Thanks Microsoft.