Re: Guis, Processes, Threads, Simplicity - A Personal Manifesto

Jeroen Wenting wrote:
>> Me I like scripting. Powerful stuff. But just a bit too old fashioned for
>> my colleague with the Java fetish.
>>
> Or maybe he really does use the appropriate tool for the job rather than
> letting his fear of Java decide for him...

The problem with only having a hammer in your toolbox is that every task 
appears to require the use of it. Now, if you possess additional tools 
you have the option to chose between them before selecting the one that 
is most appropriate.

The biggest change for me in my mindset came when I AWK and SED after 
being a Pascal/FORTRAN/C programmer. These tools, made some complex 
tasks trivial.

>> Also, I could not agree more on XML. Bloody awful to work with. JSON is
>> nicer, and can be readable. As is YAML. I wish I could dump this XML crap
>> but my guys like it too much. So, I must be wrong.
>>
> Fear of XML combined with fear of Java.
> It has its place.

I cannot tell if you are agree with me, or are poking fun. Perhaps it 
does not matter.

Java and XML are not the best of buddies from where I sit but, then 
again, I'm not really sure if XML is the best buddy of anyone. It is 
often awkward to work with.

I do not fear Java but I also do not see it as the best we can come up 
with. It is a good tool with an excellent platform and some really nice 
dev environments. That doesn't make it the best tool for all situations, 
does it?

Regards,

Gordon J Milne