[REBOL] Re: Cross-platform
From: rebologue:y:ahoo at: 9-Aug-2002 9:55
Hi Joel--
Cross-platform code aids developers in cases where the
required solution is to port code to a new platform.
Not a real boon the rest of the time, other than the
comfort of knowing that you've got easy migration
options.
I'm taking a micro-leap of faith in asserting that
migrations of this type are more common (and critical)
for server-executed code than for client apps.
15 or 20 years ago, I'd say that cross-platform code
was key to ensuring survival of client-side apps. No
so much these days. The present world is now dominated
by highly adaptable survivors such as pidgeons,
cockroaches, McDonalds and Microsoft Windows.
Joel Neely wrote: ---
> By artificially drawing a boundary between "client"
> and "server" we introduce unnecessary distinctions.
Bzzzzt! I need to buzz-in on you here. Good stuff, and
we can speculate that it will be more relevant in the
grand "one degree of separation" future, but still a
bit of a digression. I use the terms client and server
because we're all familiar with the terms/concepts.
I provided a list of important criteria for successful
software, and that cross-platform code addresses one
of those items. I'm not attacking the importance of
cross-platform code, just putting it in perspective.
I mean no disrespect, Joel. Your participation and
support of Rebol over the years has helped me
immeasurably. I'm sure many on this list would say the
same.
// Ed