Simon Allaway wrote:
> Mark Mynsted wrote:
> >
> > (which is a shame, since as a friend of mine insists
> > on telling me, microsoft have invested a large amount
> > of money into reasonable open-source language projects
> > in this area) - plus of course ensuring that it will only run on
> > microsoft platforms.
>
> What you just described is yet another reason why I've moved from M$
> platform development to platform independance. Even though I was making
> a good living from building web apps with M$ technology, I could see a
> brick wall. Over the other side of that brick wall was a whole different
> world of multi-tier architectures...and I realised that none of my M$
> scripting skills were even slightly useful in that arena. I became clear
> that I needed to be able to code with a technology that was portable;
> one where the data sources were abstract; one where apps could be
> developed as a team ( the MVC approach ). Now that I'm on the Java wagon
> I can code for anything...with no fear.
hmmm...
I disagree - you might no be able to type the same things *but* I'd say
that the design knowledge you've gained will be useful. I sometimes think
that you learn more by learning why something's wrong than by hitting on a
better way straight off :-)
>
>
> Simon
>
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> Simon Allaway | "It's not a firewall,
> University of Chicago | it's a leather pouch."
> 5-4390 Haskell Hall | - Anon.
>
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