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scottv@cstone.net (Scott) wrote:

>Remember that software developement is big task which includes the pain 
>stacking customization of the interface ... C++ does not allow for easy and 
>fast customizing of interfaces that enviroments like Delpi and VB support.

You really should not need any language at all in order to be able to
create GUI. We do have persistency, which in this case can complely
replace programing. 
Still, I think VB has a great future.

>A misunderstood fact about pcode in VB is that it must be so slow because 
>each instruction must be interpretted.  One statement in VB may be the 
>equivalent of 100 statements in C++ 

May be or may be not. The statements are internaly only functions.
Thus, if you do your homework, you can write shorter programs with C++
than with VB.

>We are putting the finishing touches on a training package that currently has 
>full screen full motion video.  The video contains actors that can be touched 
>using a touch screen or a mouse - these movie real life actors are tracked 
>dynamically to determine who got touched.  The program simulates a party at 
>the ambassadors party in paris where you can interact with people in real 
>time.  The entire program is based in Visual Basic attached to an Access 2.0 
>database using a handful of VBX controls.  you would never think that Visual 
>Basic was used to develope the package ... and the time saving was unreal 
>compared to full developement in C++.

You should not forget that you probably used VB only as a "shell"
programming language. In what language is everything really
implemented? I agree that VB is very good in putting all those pieces
together.

>This is not comparison to go to VB over C++, but never underestimate the 
>power of a software package...Use the right tool for the right job.  Which in 
>many cases is several packages for mixed language developement.
In the most cases.
Yes you should avoid to be tied only to one particular language. 
In Europe, people usually speak 3-4 languages. Only those people can
be more succesful than those speaking only one language	


I agree with your points...
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*    Vlastimil Adamovsky                  *
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