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From: tavares at connix.com (Chris Tavares)
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Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:19:15 -0400
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Subject: Python vs. VB
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References: <37407bc5.343558265@news.esinet.net> <3740E23C.B0769241@swcp.com>
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Message-ID: <37421FA3.48E831A1@connix.com>
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Alex Rice wrote:
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> Roy Stephan wrote:
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> > I was wondering if people on this list could provide me with some
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> > amunition against the managment onslaught that will surely ensue in
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> > favour of all things Microsoft.
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>
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> Not too long ago, I read a scathing report by a former big-time VB
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> advocate. Basically this guy, after having being a longtime user and
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> having written several editions of "visual basic master secret" books,
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> got totally fed up and decided to quit using the language and let alone
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> to write another book about it again!
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>
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> Of course, I cannot find the web article now, but I suspect the author
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> was Gary Entsminger (wrote Secrets of the Visual Basic for Windows
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> Masters, among other titles). Don't quote me on this :-)
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>
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[... SNIP ...]
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Actually, the author in question is Bruce McKinney, author of "Hardcore
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Visual Basic". And the article in question would be very good ammo.
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The ultimate gist of it was that: VB will very easily let you do 90% of your
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application. However, it will fight you fang and claw to prevent you from
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getting that last 10% done.
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-Chris
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