Tony, the companies you SHOULD be avoiding are the ones that produce bloated code, give you no clue that the code is bloated, and give you no option to avoid it. I think there may be another reason PowerBasic has the "option" to produce bloated code. Imagine this: you are a contract programmer (like many of PowerBasic's users). You hand your customer the completed custom program (i.e. a custom MRP system) they hired you to write. When you hand them a floppy, they say "Wait a minute, we paid you $$$$$ to write a big fancy program for us. And all we get is one floppy of software for it? You are ripping us off! We should get at a CD full of software for what we paid!"
It's a perception thing. And nowadays, perception IS reality...until the stock value tanks. Now, I am not a contract programmer (I just play one on TV...). However, I do write code for embedded systems. So I know how to write non-bloated code. I just can't see where a lot of this bloatware is necessary (600MB of disk space for a word processor, give me a break). PowerBasic is proud that they can produce SMALL programs, and just to show off (and help contract programmers) they create the #BLOAT function. I wonder how Delphi and the next Protel version will compare in the bloat wars? Like I said before, it better run in 512MB RAM on my dual-PIII, because that machine WILL NOT be replaced for at least 3 more years. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Karavidas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] OS bugs WAS: Problems with schematic annotate function. > Damn! I emailed the company and asked... oh see for yourself: > > > > >Because we're proud of it. > > > >Regards, > > > >Tim > > > > > >At 09:20 AM 7/8/02 -0700, you wrote: > >>Why in the world would you add this, much less call it a "feature?" > >> > >>#BLOAT nexp allows the programmer to create a bloated target program, one > >>which is artificially increased in size to match or exceed that generated > by > >>some BloatWare compilers. > > > > They are "proud" to add to the problem. GREAT!!! I think I'll stay away from > THAT company. > > Tony ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 87A6E7CCB2799C4183F56FB07E2F0237139162F6 * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
