On 18/08/07, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No the real way to do true platform independent (and therefore > platform neutral code) is to consider this from Day1. Yes you may not > get the release at precisely the same time but it will be quick to > port.
No again. The *real* way to provide a platform-independent *service* could involve making tactical decsions along the way to get your service launched on popular platforms and follow this up with an implementation on others. Setting off to make a platform-independent *product* may well not produce the desired results in a useful timeframe. Fortunately, the people making these kinds of decisions at the Beeb seem to be able to see beyond the software-engineering issues which are (probably naturally) debated here. -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
