---
title: "PDC eye for the cynical guy"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/11/2/pdc-eye-for-the-cynical-guy.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/11/2/pdc-eye-for-the-cynical-guy.html"
published: "2003-11-02T05:43:00"
updated: "2003-11-02T05:43:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Mike Gunderloy sets off on a no-thrill ride through PDC land, letting us know just what he thinks about each and every “big statement” made there. It's not always pretty, but the truth hurts sometimes I guess."
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# PDC eye for the cynical guy

By Roy Osherove November 2, 2003 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations)

**Historical article** · Originally published November 2, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[Mike Gunderloy sets off](http://www.larkware.com/Articles/Post-PDCThoughts.html) on a no-thrill ride through PDC land, letting us know just what he thinks about each and every “big statement” made there. It's not always pretty, but the truth hurts sometimes I guess.

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