<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The key to publishing an API is having multiple vendors > actually implement it. So while I agree that an open API-based > approached to complex tasks such as Enterprise technologies > is a good idea, I just don't know how many 'vendors' will > actually take the time & money to implement it
I was at the city on java conference in London a couple of weeks ago and one of the alleged "strengths" of Java was the fact that multiple vendors were competing to produce better JVMs. Aside from Activestate, is anyone selling a "better perl"? Hell, I could do with an Athlon optimised perl for my co-lo machine (some tens of percent faster, maybe), I won't comment on the other strengths they alleged, like "smarter programmers" ;-) -- David Hodgkinson, Wizard for Hire http://www.davehodgkinson.com Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com All the Purple Family Tree news http://www.slashrock.com Interim Technical Director, Web Architecture Consultant for hire
