August 01, 1998
Web Editors
The Rate Sheet
This is Software Development's rating box. We use a zero-to-five star rating
on all shipping software we review. (Beta version software is not rated.)
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No Stars | Dismal
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The product is buggy and could suffer from poor performance and an
inadequate feature set. Using this tool will set your productivity back.
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* | Below Average
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The product's performance, feature set, or stability could be weak.
This product is barely functional, and you'd be wise to try before you buy.
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* * | Fair
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The product does what it claims to do, is generally stable, but could
use improvement in the areas of performance or feature set. In general, it
could use some more work.
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* * * | Good
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This product is satisfactory and meets expectations. Its performance
and feature set are adequate. Although it's not the best in its class, it's
still worth looking at.
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* * * * | Great
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This product exhibits exceptional performance and features. It's near
the top of its class of development tools and probably belongs in your shop.
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* * * * * | Incredible
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Best in class, even if you don't think you need it, you need it.
Great performance and functionality--a "must have."
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