Re: Development

[auerbach@xxxxxxxx (David Auerbach)]

On Wed, 7 Jun 95 09:17 EDT you wrote:

>When David Auerbach said "Now, in response to Ken's question
about VBA. NO.  >REXX is by far the better model" did I detect
an OS bias? Let me rephrase the >question. How would you feel
about an embedded basic language in a Windows >product?

Well, it could be that the genesis of my preference lies in my
being an OS/2 user; but let's not commit the genetic fallacy.
But to answer the question: my altruism doesn't extend to caring
what you do with the Windows product. I would prefer a few enhancements to XPL IN
XYDOS. I might say that that AND "an embedded basic language"
would be good, but we do keep hearing about limited resources
.... So if both is not an option, I would prefer well-crafted enhancements to XPL
(i.e., don't retro-break something).

>
>Incidentally, and maybe I'm on Mars, but I do not feel that I am
"fighting" >with Robert Holmgren at all. I'm a bit surprised
that's how it looks.
Sorry, I thought I was giving "fighting" the positive spin I
meant it to have. You know, like a good fight on the domestic
front.  >
>Finally, and I intend to check on this, I believe development
has in fact been >working on fixing chain printing recently. I
will get back to you with more >details.

Well, I am scared of 4.017 so I've held off on that. Is this
4.018 we're talking about?
[Speaking of OS's; if XyDos could be trained to not barf on long
filenames, then it would become an even more perfect beast to run
in a
VDM.]



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David Auerbach
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Dept. of Philosophy & Religion
NCSU
Raleigh, NC  27695-8103