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05/13/07 00:49
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#139155 - VB or not VB (with apologies to Shakespeare)
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Craig Steiner said:

And it might "only" run on a "well-known, buggy, toy excuse for an OS", but that's what 90% of the population uses so writing programs for it isn't a bad idea.


It leads to lock-in which makes it a bad idea, IMHO (and in the opinion of millions of others whose opinions may or may not matter to anyone in particular).

Many companies will not buy single-source parts. Whether or not it's important to any individual is a personal choice, but the situation with respect to hardware and software is analogous. What happens to your business if it depends on a single-source, proprietary program and the vendor of that program goes belly-up or for whatever reason can't or won't provide fixes/updates that are critical to your business?

It's entirely Jon's choice of what to use. I merely offered a suggestion, and gave my reasons for doing so.

As for me, if 90% of the population decides to make like lemmings, I'll sit here and watch the parade.



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Simulator... A truly educational task!            01/01/70 00:00      
   How Interesting            01/01/70 00:00      
      Been awhile            01/01/70 00:00      
   what I would like to see            01/01/70 00:00      
      do you mean plugins?            01/01/70 00:00      
         yep not so easy            01/01/70 00:00      
            AGSI?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Plan ahead?            01/01/70 00:00      
      one resonable approach ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Logging outputs            01/01/70 00:00      
   as long as its not like codewarrior            01/01/70 00:00      
      Codewarrior is a beast            01/01/70 00:00      
   Getting Closer            01/01/70 00:00      
      user interface            01/01/70 00:00      
         re: user interface            01/01/70 00:00      
   Waiting the Simulator from expert            01/01/70 00:00      
      expert? You are very funny!            01/01/70 00:00      
   A screenshot for those that are interested.            01/01/70 00:00      
      some feedback            01/01/70 00:00      
      How big            01/01/70 00:00      
         Screen Window Size            01/01/70 00:00      
            Way to get image size            01/01/70 00:00      
               Meazure Does So Much More            01/01/70 00:00      
      It might be helpful to have a display of the pins            01/01/70 00:00      
   Nice...            01/01/70 00:00      
      What's wrong with VB?            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's why it exists!            01/01/70 00:00      
      VB            01/01/70 00:00      
         VB or not VB (with apologies to Shakespeare)            01/01/70 00:00      
            True            01/01/70 00:00      
               Laptops and desktops            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Hmmm            01/01/70 00:00      
               Have you looked at UBUNTU or FEDORA?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Lock-in?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Yep            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Java?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     You'd better wait until things speed up!            01/01/70 00:00      
   What a byte in the output port!            01/01/70 00:00      
      12-clockers are easy, because they're documented            01/01/70 00:00      
   Another screenshot            01/01/70 00:00      
      Keeping the thread alive            01/01/70 00:00      
         Helping...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes my friend.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Still            01/01/70 00:00      

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