| when will RSI come out with a scaledDown version of IDL? [message #10422] |
Sat, 22 November 1997 00:00 |
jyli
Messages: 21
Registered: November 1995
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Hi all,
I just took David Fanning's advanced IDL training course (I gave
it 6 starts on a 5-star scale) and bought a copy of "Advanced IDL
Programming" manual from RSI. I began to understand widget
programming, object graphics. Now I am all fired up to do some
serious IDL programming.
But there is this, again, an age old problem !
One of the selling points of widget programs is 'easy-to-use'.
Presumably it is not just for the geeks, but for masses. Frankly, a
full-blown IDL software is not cheap and most people just cannot
afford it. Then what is the use of writing nice widget programs?
Why can't RSI come up with a scaled-down version of IDL? I was thinking
maybe the developers who have the full-blown version IDL can save and
distribute IDL programs in a special format. For those who own a
scaled-down version of IDL can run the program and produce useful
outputs, but will not be able to do any development work. It
shouldn't be that difficult for the smart folks at RSI.
Why not let more people tab into the power of IDL, and RSI can make
serious money at the same time?
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Climate and Radiation Branch | Fax : (301) 286-1759
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Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA | Email: jyli@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
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