On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:06:57 -0500, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That's where Paul and I came from, and that was our initial motivation >for deciding to develop Dabo - there wasn't a Python tool out there >that could even begin to approach what we were used to with VFP.
Interesting discussion. I haven't looked at Dabo yet, but the issues that must be solved before Python is a valid alternative to proprietary solutions like Delphi or VB are: - speed where it matters (ie. no 20s load time) - good RAD (IDE and GUI designer, on par with Delphi or VB) - high-quality, varied widgets - good DB connectors - reasonable footprint (ie. no 20MB program just for a small appplication; have mercy on users stuck with P3 and dial-up) - ease of deployment and maintenance (ie. how easy is it for an application to launch some updated that will fetch updates from the web) If Dabo can do all this, it could be a great solution to all those people Delphi/VFP/VB users whether to go .Net. Luke. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
