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12/04/07 19:50
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#147866 - The developer is probably the biggest factor
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Esko Ilola said:
How does the development platform contribute to the portability?

Whether code is portable or not has little to do with the development platform and much to do with the developer.

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TopicAuthorDate
How to write portable code            01/01/70 00:00      
   C is a language - not a compiler            01/01/70 00:00      
      PL/M            01/01/70 00:00      
         Have you considered PLM2C?            01/01/70 00:00      
   A good point - often missed            01/01/70 00:00      
   So what's the downside?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Complex code - Libraries            01/01/70 00:00      
         COTS libraries versus inhouse libraries            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hence portability is not such a big issue!            01/01/70 00:00      
      There are downsides            01/01/70 00:00      
         Portability vs. Readability/Maintainability.            01/01/70 00:00      
   who gives a hoot about portability            01/01/70 00:00      
      Portable by BIOS            01/01/70 00:00      
   I give a hoot about portability            01/01/70 00:00      
      I am definitely not arguing against "code reuse"            01/01/70 00:00      
         HAL            01/01/70 00:00      
   Small and easy things that may make Your day            01/01/70 00:00      
   The developer is probably the biggest factor            01/01/70 00:00      
      I may take issue with this one...            01/01/70 00:00      
   general re 'portable code'            01/01/70 00:00      

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