I still don't know what this thing is. I refuse to look at the VB code. Joe will not say. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mark at mark.mielke.cc > To: "Netrek Development Mailing List" <netrek-dev at us.netrek.org> > Subject: Re: [netrek-dev] Netrek config utility source code > Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 19:04:15 -0400 > > > On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 02:48:17PM -0800, . . wrote: > > having worked with java in the past, it is very unwieldly as a tool > > and a royal pain. i wouldn't recommend that as a development base > > for this app (or any for that matter). probably ANSI or clean C > > would be my recommendation -- along with adequate documentation > > ;-). at some point this code can be integrated directly into the > > client as a library and invoked via command line switch > > "--check-config" or something. apache httpd has a similar command > > line to validate the syntax of the config file. > > If you prefer C over Java for simple tasks such as a config utility, > that include a GUI... > > Something is wrong. :-) > > If anything, the main complaint against Java is that it is *too* easy, > and therefore limiting. People who claim C++ is better than Java, are > quick to point out that Java is a *subset* of C++. The GCC pretty > much proved this, with their C++/Java compiler that can call back and > forth between the two. > > Cheers, > mark > > -- > mark at mielke.cc / markm at ncf.ca / markm at nortel.com > __________________________ > . . _ ._ . . .__ . . ._. .__ . . . .__ | Neighbourhood Coder > |\/| |_| |_| |/ |_ |\/| | |_ | |/ |_ | > | | | | | \ | \ |__ . | | .|. |__ |__ | \ |__ | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > > One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all > and in the darkness bind them... > > http://mark.mielke.cc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > netrek-dev mailing list > netrek-dev at us.netrek.org > http://mailman.us.netrek.org/listinfo/netrek-dev > -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/