Re: NewEra vs VB/Delphi

On 19 Jun 97 at 16:05, Michael Segel wrote: > Billy Wheeler wrote: > > > Yes. The first and foremost thing I want to say is don't listen to > > the idiots on this newsgroup. Hm. I suppose that includes me! :-) > > > It would be better said: "You get what you paid for." But Mikey, this implies that NewEra is better than Visual Basic! :-) > > Most of the people here will slag off NewEra because they have not > > learned to use it properly. They have tried to use it like VB and > > it's not particularly good in that role. Each of the products > > mentioned in your post has a particular niche (or canyon!) to > > fill, NewEra is best suited to the following environments: > > > No, > I *slag* off New Era because it is a poorly written language and > doesn't perform as well as stated. (Hint. Each instance of a window > is a subclass not just an instantiation of a class.) I'm not sure if I agree - how would you (easily) distinguish between different types of of window, and how would you (easily) get the constructor function to create all the window-bound objects if you didn't subclass? > Also, look at the cost of deployment, as well as the cost of > development. Yes, in its correct context. See what Dynasty and Forte charge for development and deployment. > Consider what type of application you are building. Could it > exist as a java enhanced web page? If so, then you can > greatly reduce your application development costs by using a tool > which utilizes Java class libraries and some form of a netscape > compliant web browser. (Hint Apache as a server and some form of > middle ware aka WebObjects, CGI-Bin scripts, Java, etc ... <sucks teeth> > Definately look at New Era. If you want an entire Informix solution, > then its there for you. However look beyond the Delphi/ODBC client > server tools. It all depends on what you want to do. Yes, I must admit I forgot about PowerBuilder. It may well be another option for Kerry. -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ground and ear to the grindstone in: Kuwait