Paul G. Allen wrote:
If Java looks to be the best language for the job, then I can probably
make it happen. It would result in a learning curve, but probably no
more than would any C library.
Oh, man, if you can go to Java, I heartily recommend it. Really.
I feel enough annoyance moving from Lisp/Python/Ruby/Tcl to Java to grumble.
However, moving from Java back to C is pure pain. Not having
well-tested fundamental data structures as part of the standard library
just wastes *soooo* much time.
One thing I have found is that anything free and/or OSS - whether it's
an application, a library, or whatever - is looked at and seriously
considered by everyone here as a first choice (unlike some other
companies I've worked for where anything free was immediately dismissed
as crap.)
You must deal with a lot of Windows shops. Practically every place I
have dealt with has either been A) so underfunded that free was the best
choice or B) so aware of the fact that everything has bugs that they
demanded that all tools have source code.
Both of those features meant that a commercial solution had a large
energy barrier to overcome before anyone would even *think* about
purchasing it.
-a
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