I actually intended to reply to the whole list...
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Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Financial Product Line
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"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is
about telescopes." -- E.W. Dijkstra
-----Original Message-----
From: Woodhouse, Gregory J.
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:46 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Linux and the internet
I guess I'm not sure that's the right question. I have more experience using
MUMPS than any other language, but that doesn't mean I particularly feel
"best" about working in that particular language. I'm actually very much
interested in object oriented modeling and design. While I don't want us to
fall into the trap of forever chasing models and specifications, I think
there is some benefit to putting the choice of implementation language on
the back burner and focusing on design issues. But we need some real
milestones and concrete criteria for progress. One question I don't think
I've really seen addressed is "What problems are we trying to solve?" Put a
little differently: What is it that we intend to accomplish? What will the
software we evnetually create offer that current systems do not (other than
being open source)? Once those questions have been answered we can start
asking what technical hurdles we need to overcome and how best to do so. At
this stage, questions such as the choice of implementation language may be
easier to answer.
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Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Financial Product Line
+1 415 744 6362
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is
about telescopes." -- E.W. Dijkstra
-----Original Message-----
From: John S. Gage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux and the internet
I wonder what computer language we would all feel best contributing in?
Python? PHP? Java? C++? Should we choose?
John Gage
