Re: NewEra vs VB/Delphi

Billy Wheeler wrote: > > Aah. Sorry! :-) > OK, so you need to do your penalty shot! Since you probably can't drink in Kuwait, I think you need to head over to Ryadia (?sp?). ;-) > > Perhaps I should restate my question, since both Jonathan (very > eloquently) and yourself made the same point (which I don't disagree > with): "How would you easily tell different windows apart?" :-) > Ahh, this is fairly simple. Each object should have a tag associated with it. What I mean is that at the object class (root class) you should have some form of descriptor. This descriptor should allow for a numeric ID, a title, and a isa field. (ie isa Window_object;) Or you could do this in the window class itself. Here the problem may not be the language, but the implementation of the class tree. Objects must have a method to help describe what they are. Either this is allowed for in the OBJECT root class, or in the class primitives. > Nope. We've found it cheaper to write even small, stand-alone apps in > NewEra and pay the outrageous licensing fees than to write in VB. As > the complexity of the app scales up, we believe the deployment cost > becomes less of an issue. > Yes and no. Remember I'm not advocating anything from Mr. Bill. ;-) The problem is that N.E is not the best tool based on price vs performance, and portability. (Reusability and portability are somewhat tied together.) > At the risk of being mailbombed: "LONG LIVE NEW ERA!!!" :-) Mailbombed? No. Beshoften? Definately. ;-) (Hope I spelled that correctly?) -Mikey BTW, I don't think this thread is so much, "My language is better than yours", as it is "What are the detractors to N.E." -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until AGIS modifies their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************