Genghis
Power User
I do database programming at work and I have the occasional "The feature you asked for is impossible" which is usually followed up by, "Can we have it anyway?"Part of my daytime job is writing database applications (*yawn*). I learned a long time ago never to give a specific release date. It usually bites me in the butt. I say things like "soon", "I need to test more", "Shooting for next week" or "The feature you asked for is impossible, but I'm trying to do it anyway". That last one is rare.
I'm not a .NET guru programming god. Just trying to relate how it works in my little world.
I'm with you on release dates. I try to let management know what progress I'm making, without holding to a committed release date. Sometimes they leave me alone and let me figure it out; sometimes they push with a deadline. It takes as long as it takes with or without a deadline if that's any indication.