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Re: Object boundaries [message #40330 is a reply to message #40209]

Mon, 02 August 2004 14:11

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Michael Wallace writes:

> As I continue my IDL education, I see more and more that IDL is a
> *product* rather than a *programming language*.

I think the original concept was a "programming language
for scientists". Which meant, I suppose, a dumbed down
language, maybe part "product" and part "language" if you
like. But certainly just that part of a language scientists
could be expected to know (or learn in a relatively short
time).

I'm not sure where IDL is going now. I have heard of
people outside of RSI writing programs with iTools,
but they have spent the past six months writing their
own documentation so they can figure it out. I'm pretty
sure no "scientist" is going to program in iTools (or
object graphics either, for that matter), so
I presume the concept now is "tools for scientists".

I think the jury is still out on whether this will
be a successful strategy in the long run, but I'm not
too excited about it in the near term. :-(

Cheers,

David

P.S. Have you ever wondered if it's just the Luddites
who hang out here on this newsgroup. :-)

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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		Object boundaries By: Michael Wallace on Tue, 27 July 2004 10:56
		Re: Object boundaries By: James Kuyper on Tue, 03 August 2004 07:46
		Re: Object boundaries By: mperrin+news on Wed, 04 August 2004 14:41
		Re: Object boundaries By: Rick Towler on Mon, 02 August 2004 16:05
		Re: Object boundaries By: Karl Schultz on Mon, 02 August 2004 15:44
		Re: Object boundaries By: David Fanning on Mon, 02 August 2004 14:58
		Re: Object boundaries By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 02 August 2004 14:54
		Re: Object boundaries By: Rick Towler on Mon, 02 August 2004 14:38
		Re: Object boundaries By: David Fanning on Mon, 02 August 2004 14:11
		Re: Object boundaries By: Michael Wallace on Mon, 02 August 2004 13:46
		Re: Object boundaries By: David Fanning on Mon, 02 August 2004 13:32
		Re: Object boundaries By: Michael Wallace on Mon, 02 August 2004 13:19
		Re: Object boundaries By: David Fanning on Mon, 02 August 2004 12:44

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