RE: [guy@localhost: IPMT specen.]
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:16:16 +0100
> > Hi there all you internet people!
>
> Hello.
'lo,
>
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. Which platforms are we looking to support?
> >
> > I think that UNIX platforms would be easier for
> > development, and would cover the needs of the
> > majority of users. Also, ala Perl.
> >
> > A gui provides windows users with an opportunity
> > to use the sotware too.
> >
> > The same could be achieved on a win32 platform
> > under visual basic, but this would strain the GNU
> > lisence considerable, as well as denying use by
> > the UNIX users amongst us.
>
> FWIW Perl with the TK toolkit/widget set runs under both *nix and
> Windows.
>
> I still would prefer a web based solution.
>
Would as well.
> WRT people's comments about php vs. perl - php is very easy
> to learn, and
> it's very easy with perl to write code in such a way as to render it
> incomprehensible to anyone else (or to anyone who dosn't
> understand you
> particular dialect of perl).
>
> also doing compilcated datastructures in perl is a pain.
hrm,... recent versions (5, 6) have gotten a _lot_ more freiendly than old
4.
mh
>
> you can't (afaik) do non web based gui's in php tho.
>
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