[rescue] Sun memo regarding Java

[sammy ominsky]

On Tuesday, Feb 11, 2003, at 01:26 US/Eastern, Patrick Giagnocavo 
+1.717.201.3366 wrote:

> I will be the first to admit that the original TCL design could be
> improved.  The point is, it was.

Right.

> all the things that kept RMS from
> giving it his blessing have been fixed for the past 5 years.

Right.


> This thread should probably die though, since like "vi vs. emacs" 
> there is no clear programming langugage winner.

Oh, I wasn't trying to win. Just standing up for TCL. Obviously 
different languages are appropriate for different purposes. But emacs 
is definitely more appropriate for a serial terminal than a graphical 
environment. /me ducks


> The mercenary in me wishes I HAD spent a lot of time learning Java so
> I could charge accordingly.  TCL does not command the premium dinero.

True enough, and I'm in the same boat.

Hey, can i still come up for that UPS? The sooner the better.


---sambo