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  • P Paul Watson

    George wrote: Would you mind to read the whole story and not just the last post? If you do you will discover that my point is that anything that takes a week to make and is a webpage is not a development. Amazon, MSDN and CP are not made in a week, so the whole rest of your post is off topic and I'm not even reading it... Heh, sorry George. I was a bit of an ass hole and idiot in my reply to you. BUT I used it as an excuse to let a bit of steam off over how "real programmers" treat us web developers. p.s. I made a small content management system using ASP, JavaScript, SQL, XML, XSL and of course HTML in about a week. It lets me edit my site content, add new pages and upload and insert new images. It was not elegant coding (except the XML/XSL bit which is really cool) but it works and it does it's job. Now I hate to think anyone would think that it is not a developed piece of code. :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront

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    Paul Watson wrote: BUT I used it as an excuse to let a bit of steam off over how "real programmers" treat us web developers. I don't have any "special treatment" against web developers, but I am feeling a little bit sorry when I hear things like "I have to ge where the marker goes", or "my costumer wants me to use that or that technology". I prefer to choose my ways myself instead of being pushed around by any changes in the current hype. *I* choose the technology and language I want to work with, then I find the company that uses it and I work for them. Web developers seem to much more slaved by the market... Paul Watson wrote: Now I hate to think anyone would think that it is not a developed piece of code. A small piece of advice: relax! ;)

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    • V Vivek Rajan

      Stan Shannon wrote: THe *real* problem with languages like VB and C# is the mindset which they engender in people who are making financial decisions related to the development process. These people are made to believe that a complex application can be made simple by using a simple language to design it, thus reducing the time it takes to create the app. Excellent - Stan !! I *knew* that was one of the side-effects of C#, VB, and Java - but I hv never been able to put it in words like you. I had a manager pick Java for a high complexity network management software. His reasoning seemed to be, "Hey! this problem is so complex, maybe it will become simpler by using a simple language". In the end, he (and the rest of his team) realised that the complexities of the problem are not going away. In fact, the problem had become that much more complex because we were using the wrong tool !! Stan Shannon wrote: in people who are making financial decisions related to the development process. Unfortunately, this mindset is seeping through to some lead developers and architects as well. Later- Vivek

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      Vivek Rajan wrote: I had a manager pick Java for a high complexity network management software. His reasoning seemed to be, "Hey! this problem is so complex, maybe it will become simpler by using a simple language". In the end, he (and the rest of his team) realised that the complexities of the problem are not going away. In fact, the problem had become that much more complex because we were using the wrong tool !! C# is by far from a simple language. It's still a complex beast, but just not as obfuscated as C++. When tackling a complex problem such as a network managent solution, you'll want to borrow as much infrastructure code as possible to avoid writing the plumbing code. The plumbing code is usually already written and tested for you in languages such as Java and C#, so you don't have to worry about low level stuff and writing your own code to handle SOAP, SNMP, etc. Why write something when somebody else has written it already for you? But if there's a particular problem that hasn't yet been solved by any available package yet, then I concur that any choice of language won't make the problem go away; however it may make the problem less difficult to solve.

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        Vivek Rajan wrote: I had a manager pick Java for a high complexity network management software. His reasoning seemed to be, "Hey! this problem is so complex, maybe it will become simpler by using a simple language". In the end, he (and the rest of his team) realised that the complexities of the problem are not going away. In fact, the problem had become that much more complex because we were using the wrong tool !! C# is by far from a simple language. It's still a complex beast, but just not as obfuscated as C++. When tackling a complex problem such as a network managent solution, you'll want to borrow as much infrastructure code as possible to avoid writing the plumbing code. The plumbing code is usually already written and tested for you in languages such as Java and C#, so you don't have to worry about low level stuff and writing your own code to handle SOAP, SNMP, etc. Why write something when somebody else has written it already for you? But if there's a particular problem that hasn't yet been solved by any available package yet, then I concur that any choice of language won't make the problem go away; however it may make the problem less difficult to solve.

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        Reno Tiko wrote: The plumbing code is usually already written and tested for you in languages such as Java and C#, so you don't have to worry about low level stuff and writing your own code to handle SOAP, SNMP, etc. Why write something when somebody else has written it already for you? Yeah, I agree plumbing code must be avoided. However, a balance has to be struck to avoid over-reliance on 3rd party frameworks. Unfortunately, the more you rely on pre-built plumbing products and frameworks (such as openview, dorado, etc), the more difficult it will be to add value. We needed a product to handle 1000-snmp traps per second, and updating a fault management display within 1 second of the fault happening. Java did not cut it - either in handling the trap volume or updating the GUI. I am afraid neither will C# (I have been testing the beta). So, some problems do call for getting ur hands dirty with C++. So, what Stan said is still a widespread misconception : A problem cant be made simpler by using a simple language. Using prebuilt libraries and/or frameworks is an orthogonal issue (topic for another discussion). Later- Vivek

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        • C Christian Graus

          CLaW wrote: Well, it may be better for you, and mine for myself. But the idea is the same, really. A screwdriver solves a sub-set of the problems a hammer can solve by integrating many of the techniques hammer users typically employ (I know, thats not completely acurate in the real world of screws and nails, but look at the underlying statement please). The underlying statement works better when you compare a toolkit to a screwdriver - a hammer cannot drive in a screw without making a mess of it. But we're splitting hairs. CLaW wrote: Christian Graus wrote: As Stroustrup says making programming easy by stopping people from making the common mistakes does not teach them to program, it only increases the size of the istakes they eventually make. And I Agree. So you regard C# as useful as a source of entertainment ? Christian I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001

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          ****Christian Graus wrote: So you regard C# as useful as a source of entertainment ? To me, it was just that. I found it a fun language which I could learn, but not actually put to use :-) Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut

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          • P Paul Watson

            Jason Gerard wrote: So I'm not a real programmer? Good post Jason and no, you most definitley are a real programmer. Let the snobs carry on with their fancies while the rest of us use the right tools in the real world. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront

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            Paul Watson wrote: you most definitley are a real programmer BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOL Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut

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              ****Christian Graus wrote: So you regard C# as useful as a source of entertainment ? To me, it was just that. I found it a fun language which I could learn, but not actually put to use :-) Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut

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              Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Christian Graus wrote: So you regard C# as useful as a source of entertainment ? To me, it was just that. I found it a fun language which I could learn, but not actually put to use I meant more that as he agrees with Stroustrup on making a language easier leading to bigger design problems that he must like C# because he will be entertained by the problems people are having 6-12 months from now. But I agree - I wish I had time to play with it. Christian I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001

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