> Python is much more robust, and the wxWidgets/wxPython GUI toolkits > are a much smarter approach to x-plat UI, as they handle writing to > the native API for you.
Python, Python, Python.... Oh, wait a minute, we LIKE Python, huh? I am still a way from digging into Python and Dabo, as these other projects are still in process. But I will still be required to remain in the World of Windows as that is where my target market is based. But, I am starting to look at using Web Server connectivity with Linux as an alternative to a local Server. A colleague and I are about to light up a Java/PostgreSQL based app that is designed to replace one of my VFP based apps that has been around and running well for the past 5 years. I am excited about the possibilities, although it is like saying goodbye to a dear friend. But with scalability beyond a 2Gb file limit, built in database security and thin-net performance constraints with VFP I had little choice but look down a different path. I think Dabo would have been a great tool to use for the front end, but the requests from current clients was for a browser based solution (it runs with IE versions 5 - 7, and FireFox) as opposed to a VFP or similar front end. Details later as we see how it runs in the Real World. Initially we are going to run it against a Windows Server for PostgreSQL, but in a while we are going to move to a Linux Server platform for the PostgreSQL database. I have yet another, far more complex VFP app we need to migrate to PostgreSQL at some point. Thus far we are not decided on a browser front end (I am opposed to using a browser in this case), a VFP/Dabo front end, or both. We will not engage that project until some time in early 2008. I would like to go the Dabo route with PostgreSQL, but we will see how the browser interface we are about to release goes with clients who are so used to using my current VFP front ends. Oh, the purpose this eMail? Just to let Ed know how very much his insights have been in bringing forth info re: Python, and his Dabo efforts. It will take me a while to get there, but I am working in that direction. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Linux hurdle > > > On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Despite nearly a decade of success for Linux, one fundamental issue > > has > > not been solved by the community: helping ISVs overcome the expense > > and > > time needed to port applications to different distributions that use > > different APIs and packages. > > Hmm... sounds like somebody should start developing a consistent, > cross-platform development tool. > > > This is something that I see as a RPITA as a developer. How many > > different distros do you target for as a developer of a vertical? > > Say you > > were going after the home checkbook app and felt that Intuit won't > > play in > > the Linux world for another 5 years. How much do you have to tweak > > for > > each flavor of an OS out there? > > This is a non-issue. All current distros run pretty much the same > software. I say 'pretty much' because each has some custom stuff that > is designed to make it more attractive. But Firefox, Thunderbird, > Postfix, Mailman, and most other apps run just fine on all distros. > > You will have an issue with older versions of distros not > having the > latest libraries, but that's no different than having a Vista app > that won't run on Win2K. > > > I don't know and have always thought of that in the background as > > to why > > the killer app in Linux is harder to market. > > > > This comes from the Java write once and tweak often depending on OS. > > Java had the right idea, but was a relatively poor implementation. > Python is much more robust, and the wxWidgets/wxPython GUI toolkits > are a much smarter approach to x-plat UI, as they handle writing to > the native API for you. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
