Robert Paterson wrote:

> In the latest releases UV has the AE editor - so you can have the
> best of all worlds...

Dick Kryka wrote:
> I know this is probably not the highest on others lists, but the
> UniData editor is like god next to the pitiful excuse of an editor
> that UniVerse provides.

As far as editors go, there are third-party products which have been ported
cross-platform.  In my opinion, anything is better than ED or AE once you've
used a real editor.
- My personal favorite for simple editing is wED, which is the Windows
EDitor built into AccuTerm. http://www.asent.com
- The mvToolbox is impressive with a huge set of features, way above and
beyond standard editors.  It's sort of the Emacs of the Pick world, if that
means anything to anyone. http://mvtoolbox.com/
- The RED editor has been ported to many platforms.  I know nothing about it
except the web site that hosts this and other utilities is going away in the
next week or so.  Download a copy of RED, CRED, LED, and other editors from
http://www.mvtools.net/  If you miss them I'll probably have them on my
freeware site later.

About comparing Unidata and Universe, the general concensus seems to be that
Universe is much more complex than Unidata.  As already mentioned, you need
to create a list of requirements and then see which environment gets the
most check boxes.  Coming from a strong D3 background, I know that platform
has a lot of features that many sites unfortunately never use.  With product
differentiation being what it is though, the more features you use the more
proprietary hooks you need to replace.  When looking for any new platform,
look for the best ways to get what you need without locking into
non-standard options.  Separation of UI, buiness rules, and data go a long
way in this regard, though I know that's easier said than done.

Tony
(Not selling the tools mentioned above or getting paid for recommendations.)
(Not a bad idea though...)
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