Hi, Willem wrote:
The downside to using proprietary microsoft languages are that you are at the mercy of microsoft in terms of support. A good example is vb6 which they decided not to continue supporting. My reply: Yes, that's true to a point. Although, to be fair Microsoft's C# .Net language is no longer strictly speaking soully used by Microsoft. There is the free and open source Mono Project that uses C# .Net as its development language. So even if Microsoft were to drop .Net support and C# .Net tomorrow Mono would still be there. That's why I would recommend C# .Net over J# .Net or VB .Net or some of the other Microsoft specific languages. That said, over all, i agree with you. Its not a good idea to use proprietary languages and tools as Microsoft has a habit of pulling the rug right out from under a developer when he or she least expects it. When Microsoft decides to make a change they expect everyone to change with them and everything you wrote in language x or using API x be damned. Cheers! --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
