> 1. Rudy is in search of a technology religion. How about, "Use the right tool for the right job?"
Seriously, if you choose the technology platforms carefully, you should be able to interoperate between them. Right now I'm working on a new product with Delphi as the engine (for sheer performance), C#/Net services as the link (better at talking to the outside world), and front ends in .Net WinForms and Silverlight. I may also be adding some PHP into the mix, depending on time. All backed by Basic subroutines, of course. Often there is no single answer: learning to mix and match requires a steeper learning curve, but it can open up more opportunities and hey, it keeps things interesting. PS: On the subject of technology religions, is Scott Guthrie the subject of an official religion yet? If not, he should be. Sign me up as a confirmed Guthrite. > 2. Religions have tradeoffs, evangelists, collection baskets, and long-term implications. If I had a dollar for everyone who said "I would go for Delphi but I'm going for VB because it will always be there" I would be a rich man. Sadly, I have to be content with just being right instead of being rich. Maybe that goes along with being an MV consultant anyway. Delphi is still here, VB isn't. (No VB.Net is not VB, it's a completely different technology with the some of the same keywords. Most of .Net was modelled on Delphi anyway <grin>) > 3. Rudy probably does not want surprises. So I'll put in a very very small [ad] for mvScript. It builds dynamic web pages with a scripting language modelled after UniVerse Basic. So he can feel at home. It's fast, cheap and it works. And designed to be very easy to use. > 4. Will it take Rudy longer to get to technology heaven if he is surrounded by agnostics? Or if people keep putting words into his mouth.....? Brian --Bill Subject: RE: [U2] IDE > From: Tony G > > IE has had issues for years with stability and > > standards. But technical or political aversion (or ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
