[ale] OT: Re: posting to Linux mail list

[matty91 at bellsouth.net]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Geoffrey wrote:

> Greg wrote:
> > I was thinking of Visual Studio, however others had their own
> > programs (as I am sure there are many others).  Linux is not the
> > perfect system for everyone and lacks stuff.
>
> I'm not up on Visual Studio, but I believe it's a gui dev. tool, of
> which I'm not fond, thus I see little value in it.
>
> >
> > Another example is VB.  How can Linux run a company's tailored
> > software (mission critical) if it is in VB ??  and I don't think
> > "Export it to Open Source" is a good business reason to put forth.
>
> VB is just another scripting language, worse, it's the cause of many
> security issues.  How can Linux run a company's tailored software if it
> is in VB?  You rewrite it in a safer better language.
>

Platforms aside, VB is a powerful tool for developing *some* applications
on wintel platforms.

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