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Re: A Repeat: New Language After Ruby? |
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Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:06:06 -0500 |
Tom,
> as it turns out i need a cross-platform report tool and your Datavision
> just got the job, despite that i dislike java. ;-)
Thanks...I think :-)
> "i do not like java, sam i am. i do not like it with JDBC, i do not
> like it with J2EE! ..." :-)
*guffaw*
> but you know what i'm going to have to do, right?...yes, indeed. when
> GUtopIa is ready i'm going to convince you to port Datavision back to
> Ruby. i must! some how, some way. Datavision is the perfect "litmus
> test". if we can handle it, and better than Java, then GUtopIa will
> "earn its wings" and be a success. Please give it some thought.
I will, but I'm afraid it's not too likely. There is simply no good reason
to port back to Ruby. Liking Ruby--or GUtopIa--better is not reason enough.
I have an installed user base that already has Java (by definition) and may
not have Ruby. If they have Ruby, they may not have the Ruby DBI/DBD
modules. DataVision is a working application; switching languages and
introducing a slew of new bugs is probably not wise.
I will certainly look at GUtopIa carefully, and wish you the best of luck
with it.
Jim
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Jim Menard, address@hidden, http://www.io.com/~jimm/
"Is 'anal-retentive' hyphenated?" -- Alison Bechdel
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