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Re:Source: Microsoft mulled an $8B bid for Slack, will focus... by douche on Saturday March 05, 2016 @12:02AM (#11228491)
That SDK is just awful. The sample applications don't even compile, and the documentation is woeful. Tends to make the Lync client leak memory like a sieve, to boot - which is loads of fun, since there is no way to ensure that anything gets cleaned up properly, not an IDisposable in sight.

If it wasn't such a huge PITA to find a compatible SIP library, or write one from scratch, I'd have dumped it long ago. Sadly, I've had to do enough with it that I'm probably an "expert" at it now...

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Re:Source: Microsoft mulled an $8B bid for Slack, will focus... by ethbro on Saturday March 05, 2016 @01:35PM (#11230386)
> Sadly, I've had to do enough with it that I'm probably an "expert" at it now...

I think this explains a lot of poorly designed but complex enterprise software (e.g. MS). People eventually learn to deal -> poor design becomes less of a pain point -> less incentive to fix issues.

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