From: "Robert Comer" 

> People pick the tools given what they have, what skills are available in
> the market, what skills are going to be available in the market, how much
> different skills do & will cost, what it means for portability to future
> platforms etc.etc.etc.

That's also true too.  I'd actually like to take a look at Delphi for my
current project, but I don't already own it and it's pretty expensive...

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:4292f5a7{at}w3.nls.net...
> Ellen K. wrote:
>> Oh boy, could we get that repeated in every CS class and every IT
>> department?
>>
>> On Mon, 23 May 2005 19:27:41 -0700, "Rich" 
wrote in message
>> :
>>
>>
>>>Unless you treat software development as religion you pick tools right
>>>for the task at hand.
>>
>>
> Nah, leave the naive stuff like that for the kindergarten/junior school.
>
> People pick the tools given what they have, what skills are available in
> the market, what skills are going to be available in the market, how much
> different skills do & will cost, what it means for portability to future
> platforms etc.etc.etc.
>
> The time when techies got to pick the tools is long gone.
>
> Adam

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5