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Re: java vs. IDL [message #22282 is a reply to message #22281]

Fri, 03 November 2000 00:00

Paul van Delst
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Registered: March 1997

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reardonb@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Lately I have been learning java to address a number of modeling issues
> where I work. I have also been playing around with IDL for about 3
> years. I do not claim to be a master of either. It seems to me,
> however, that Java offers many of the same features that IDL offers
> (cross platform operability, a constantly growing library of functions,
> easy to implement gui's) along with some definate advantages (it's
> free, it's easier to learn, larger user/programmer base, completely OO)
> It makes me wonder whether IDL will be able to hold its own in a Java
> world. Could anyone out there with experience in both languages care to
> spectulate or at least enlighten me as to why IDL will always have a
> niche?
> Thanks.
> Brian Reardon

"Why I use IDL" by Paul

IDL> myx=fltarr(100)
IDL> myy=fltarr(100)
IDL> openr,1,'mydata.binary'
IDL> readu,1,myx,myy
IDL> close,1
IDL> print, myx[0]
1.04215e-26

[paul: "Huh?"]

IDL> print, swap_endian(myx[0])
235.305

[paul: "That's better"]

IDL> plot, myx, myy

[paul: that was easy. look at my pretty data]

Generally, viewing long strings of numbers makes my eyeballs glaze over. The ability to
read and view my data in 30seconds makes me happy. :o)

paulv

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		Re: java vs. IDL By: reardonb on Fri, 03 November 2000 00:00
		Re: java vs. IDL By: Paul van Delst on Fri, 03 November 2000 00:00
		Re: java vs. IDL By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 03 November 2000 00:00
		Re: java vs. IDL By: Martin Schultz on Fri, 03 November 2000 00:00
		Re: java vs. IDL By: vern.stark on Tue, 07 November 2000 00:00

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