Hi all, apologies for the absolute pointless request, but my IT peers
seem to think MapBasic isn't 'real' programming but merely an automating
script language ... what do the rest of you think?
Regards...
Morgan Ellingham
Citywide Service Solutions
GIS Technician
Level 1, 150 Jolimont Rd,
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 11:15:29AM +1000, Ellingham Morgan wrote:
> Hi all, apologies for the absolute pointless request, but my IT peers
> seem to think MapBasic isn't 'real' programming but merely an automating
> script language ... what do the rest of you think?
Depends on what you mean by "rea
ting ? ...
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Hi Morgan,
The distinction between "a programming language" and "a scripting
language" is rather fuzzy.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/02/2006 09:29:59 AM:
> Declare Sub Rant
> Sub Rant
> "Bottom line: yes, you'd need to use VB.net or C# with Pro.net, not
> MapBasic"
Obviously, the next two questions are;
1) How _easy_ is VB.net to learn?
2) What is the cost of a VB.net compiler vs the mapbasic
> > "Bottom line: yes, you'd need to use VB.net or C# with Pro.net, not
> > MapBasic"
>
> Obviously, the next two questions are;
> 1) How _easy_ is VB.net to learn?
Very easy, if you have done any object oriented coding and know what a class
is.
The real question is how the "MB.NET" language foll
On Behalf Of Ellingham
Morgan
Sent: 08 February 2006 01:15
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Subject: [MI-L] Settle a bet - Is MapBasic Programming or Scripting?
Hi all, apologies for the absolute pointless request, but my IT peers seem
to think MapBasic isn't 'real' programming but merely an au
I am late getting into the fray because I expected to see it coming to the
surface much before now, or I may have overlooked it (my apologies in that
case). In very simple terms I would equate scripting to MapBasic in the
MapBasic Window or in a WOR (MB_WOR) and programming to a MB application
(MB_
And:
"Real programmers program in assembler, using edlin"
Yeah - it's still there. Edlin I mean. Even in Windows XP.
Hälsning / Best regards Mats.E
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On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 09:59:57AM +0100, Mats Elfström wrote:
> "Real programmers program in assembler, using edlin"
>
> Yeah - it's still there. Edlin I mean. Even in Windows XP.
The problem with edlin is that it doesn't *compile* Assembler, so all you
get is a nice text file. Now if you want t
In that case, why don't we have these guys make us all a cool binary
coding three keys 0/1/"undo" keybord ;-)
http://artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/
Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Lars Nielsen
GisPro
Bill Thoen wrote:
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 09:59:57AM +0100, Mats Elfström wrote:
On 8 Feb 2006 at 16:26, Lars V. Nielsen (GisPro) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In that case, why don't we have these guys make us all a cool binary
> coding three keys 0/1/"undo" keybord ;-)
Keyboards? Luxury!
When I started programming we had to load the bootloader with toggle switches
on the
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