Re: NewEra vs VB/Delphi

On 21 Jun 97 at 19:38, Michael Segel wrote: } Billy Wheeler wrote: } > } > > It would be better said: "You get what you paid for." } > } > But Mikey, this implies that NewEra is better than Visual Basic! } > :-) } > } Billy, You have definately been in the sun too long and have } dehydrated to a point where you definately need a six-pack to reach } your normal state of mind! ;-) I was refering to all this *free* } *expert* advice!!! Aah. Sorry! :-) } > 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? } > } Each window you instantiate is a subclass of the parent class of } window. It should be an instance of the class window. What basic } function/feature are you adding to the window that requires it to be } a subclass? (None) 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?" :-) } > > 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. } > } Look at the cost of deploying VB and the cost of developer licenses. } in a head to head comparision, Billy Gates has Informix beat. (Until } everything runs in VB then he ups the ante! ;-) 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. } Java is still an infant compared to C, C++. However, it does offer } several possibilities that the other languages don't. And its own unique set of headaches and hassles... :-) At the risk of being mailbombed: "LONG LIVE NEW ERA!!!" :-) -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ground and ear to the grindstone in: Kuwait