Development doesn't necessarily equate to innovation. U2 is under constant development, but I wouldn't count much of it as innovation, just (slowly) trend following.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Clark Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2011 11:01 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] A new DML? Only in part. Intersystems has many developers, all developing away. I'm trying not to sound like an advertisement here--just making the point that innovation is actively happening on at least 1 mv platform. On Feb 8, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Wols Lists wrote: > On 08/02/11 13:38, Ed Clark wrote: >>>> I'll go on a limb and state my belief emphatically that we will >>>>>> never see another new language implemented within the DBMS >>>>>> itself. >> Not from universe/unidata/d3 maybe (and sadly), but this is what Intersystems did with Cache. They added mv basic as a language in the dbms (beside the original object script/M language and a vb style cache basic) along with object bindings to .net, java, C, and others. > > That was, to the best of my knowledge, Jim Idle's work (yup, the jBase guy). > > Cheers, > Wol > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ########################################################################################### The information transmitted in this message and attachments (if any) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. The message may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The intended recipient of this e-mail may only use, reproduce, disclose or distribute the information contained in this e-mail and any attached files with the permission of IMB. ########################################################################################### _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
