Re: Opinions Wanted: 4GL or New Era??

Billy Wheeler wrote: > > On 29 Jul 97 at 23:14, Michael Segel wrote: > > > Now seriously, > > I'd say start with 4GL. Its fast, easy, and relatively bug free. You > > can get a working app done quickly. The concetrate on the GUI world. > > Here's a helpful tip: Write your business logic in C! C is still the > > most portable language around! > > > Does this make sense, or has my medication started to wear off? > > No, Mikey, the medication is *definitely* wearing off!! :-) "Write > your business logic in C" for portability? And introduce all the > hassles of having your business logic in a 3GL with obscure, > obfuscated code? I think not. Furthermore, while C syntax might be > portable, I have seen plenty of evidence that C development > environments are not. > > If you want portability, use 4GL RDS... :-) What, you mean let someone else write the interpreter in ".. a 3GL with obscure, obfuscated code...", er.., I mean, nice portable C. Good idea. :-) > Before people start waving their hands around, I'd like to point out > that we've generally obtained equivalent and, in some cases, superior > performance using RDS rather than compiled 4GL. All our clients use > RDS. We all love it. So there! :-) Nuff said. > If this keeps on, I'm going to have to up my rates: that'll be $0.02, > please! You don't need to up your rates if your charging in US$. Just watch the Rand value rise daily. :-) > Pissing in the wind in: > Johannesburg, Murder Capital of the World. > Plus I was burgled *again* last night. Bastards Have you tried moving your video AWAY from the open window now? ;-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+