500 Megabytes and counting, so I can see where a variable is used.... That's a non-starter for me.
-----Original Message----- From: Doug Averch <dave...@gmail.com> To: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 6:48 pm Subject: Re: [U2] mvToolbox--digression about why anyone would want telnet-based tools Whether we are talking about Telnet that uses port 23 or UniObjects that uses or 31438 or HTTP that uses 80, it not the port that is the problem. It is not the way packets are transported or what overhead each different protocol has. The fact remains for me it is the presentation. Why do you think the new Metro interface from Microsoft is used "...in order to create a unified and distinctive look across it consumer product and services." It is the presentation that catches our eye. When you are programming with the Telnet interface screen running behind whatever you are using for an editor, then you will catch someone's eye but not in good way. You can couch it with this runs faster, or you are more productive, or it's simple to use: it does not really matter. They have seen that editor does not that elegance. When I fire up Eclipse they notice I have a real workbench with menu bars, tool bars, different perspectives, views, and status bars. My screen looks like a real editor because it is a real editor that Java developers, PHP developer, C developers, C++ developers, and now U2 programmers use. I have built in Search. I have built in Version control. I have built in the ability to have two different accounts open. I have the ability see my variables and internal subroutines. I can close those subroutines by click on the minus and opening up with a plus. I can double click on a variable and see on the ruler bar where it is used throughout the program. The least understood feature I cannot live without anymore is continuous compile. I no longer wait to compile my program to see what typos I make, Universe and Unidata compiler are telling me while I type. If fail to assign a value to a variable, I know as I'm typing. This alone is worth the price of admission. That perception is what I've been preaching about for years. It can impact you as the developer or it can impact the entire organization. Regards, Doug www.u2logic.com/tools.html "XLr8Editor for Universe and Unidata" _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
