| Re: Good programming practices and commercial development with IDL [message #73069 is a reply to message #73068] |
Fri, 22 October 2010 10:48   |
medd
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Registered: June 2010
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> David Fanning writes:
>> I don't find this argument compelling, especially
>> when it comes to high-end software. I think people making
>> these kinds of decisions *weigh* price, but I don't think
>> it is their most important criteria. Support, I would
>> think, is MUCH more important to them.
You are totally right, the price is only part of the equation. And
support is critical. I also hope and believe that a future client
would choose us even if we are a bit more expensive.
But if I could develop the same commercial software in the same time
with Python, I would have 2,000$ more of benefit per client. Moreover,
I would need significantly less money from my pocket to set up the
start-up... For some reason, cost matters much more when the money
comes from your wallet as compared to when it comes from research
grants or from the budget of a large company.
> Just to give a personal example. I don't care how
> much IDL cost me. It does what I want it to do, and
> I like it a lot. It is a great general purpose
> scientific programming language.
I also agree, IDL is a great scientific programming language and I
also like it despite its eventual bugs.
My question was rather about developing commercial applications. The
requirements there change a lot... I am really uncertain about this
decision, and it might significantly change the chances of success for
the company.
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