Hello Ming-Li,
On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:40:31 -0800 GMT (13/01/2001, 23:40 +0800 GMT),
Ming-Li wrote:
ML> I don't doubt that. I'll get my hands on Linux when I have some more
ML> free time (hopefully after I graduate),
Unlikely. ;-) After you gruadate, you have a new job to grow into, all
kinds of new resposibilities... Beliebe me, as a student you have more
time on your hands than you will ever have afterwards. If you are
lucky enough to find a job, which in your case I don't doubt. :-)
ML> I don't know how much success they currently enjoy. How many new
ML> registrations do they get each month? I guess none of us know.
Unfortunately, if I were them, I would certainly treat this as a
company secret, even though download figures are published by some
sites. Nobody publishes registration figures.
ML> I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. It depends on how many
ML> codes they can share between two platforms. Can they use one code
ML> base for both without sacrificing functionality (highly unlikely)?
If they have to rewrite code, it wouldn't be called "portable". You
would be writing a second app with the same functionality - and
similar GUI - for the other platform.
The idea of portability is that you can use the same code and just
recompile it. Of course, you are right, and in practice you always
have to rewrite a little bit, but not to the extent you describe.
ML> If a substantial part of the codes are different, two programming
ML> team would be needed to maintain them.
No. It would not be feasible, that's all. The idea is to code v2 so
that it can be compiled for both windows and *nx, instead of having to
write seperate modules for the two platforms.
ML> Heck, even my VBA codes which are no more than a few hundred lines
ML> long can't be easily ported to Mac Office suite.
I wouldn't know about that. I believe it's substantially different
from Delphi code and Windows vs *nx.
ML> As said, I myself would like the porting to happen. I just feel it's
ML> something they would approach with extreme caution. If they spread
ML> themselves too thin, they'll risk alienating Windows user base,
I don't thnk they will do that, but if there is a *nx version, support
for the *nx users will be necessary thus a *nx specialist. The worst
that can happen is that they say, "here is TB compiled for *nx, get
happy" but they don't participate in the Mialing List which will be
spontantaneously creating by someone. I think they will indeed read
it, beause if you write a program and people make a mailing list about
it, believe me, you will read it.
So, if the Delphi code they are writing for v2 is portable, I believe
it will be ported. If too much code has to be rewritten, it would not
be portable. ;-)
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Cheers,
Thomas.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
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