Re: IIUG - NewEra Product Update Letter

Piotr Micygiewicz wrote: > > Hi ! > > I totally agree with you. > I've been developing application using NewEra 1.x, 2.x, 3.x > If something couldn't be done in NewEra it was done using C SDK32. > But I have enough. > Now I decided go in Java direction. > > Piotr Well the problem is that Informix stopped with the language. Unlike 4GL, an object oriented language is also dependent on the class hierarchy. IMHO it wasn't thought out correctly. But then again, they were two years late in coming up with the language specifications. (Building a RDBMS is different than building a language.) Of course when your hands are tied because you have to make the tool backwardly compatible, well what can one expect. Or trying to get objects to behave under two different windowing system. (X and WindBlows) I mean don't get me wrong. Context Sensitive languages are bad. But add to it the base data structures and message passing constructs, well, not everyone can do it right. Look at Java. That took awhile and what you see was the result of a lot of effort and R&D money spent right. This is of course different from scripting languages. (Python, TK/TCL ...) But now we are getting off topic and well, its beyond the scope of the viewing audience. ;-) What I find interesting is that there's a restatement of the same facts that were posted here almost a year ago... Deja Vu? -Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resembalence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** * Attention * -*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly -*- Due to ACSI's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until they modify their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************