Re: RDi vs SEU

What I like is that the license is not bound to a particular box. It
works across serial numbers, across companies, and across boundaries.

In other words, as I understand it one license for Jon allows Jon to work
on any i anywhere on the planet. Or all of them at once, if he so wishes.

That is as I Understand it. I have been wrong before.

On 4/3/2015 10:45 AM, Jon Paris wrote:

On Apr 3, 2015, at 1:31 AM, John Yeung <gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Maybe some have even given the RDi

trial a shot, and like what they see, but really *are* up against the
cost.

This is the part I find so hard to understand.

Is there anyone on this list who would not claim that they are as a
minimum 5% more productive with RDi once past the initial hump?

Personally I’d say at least 25% and I know Susan feels that 40 or 50% is
closer to the mark for her. I get at least 10% out of outline view alone!

Given that (including overheads) I doubt there are any RPGers out there
who cost less than $100K a year - then if RDI is $1,000 that means that the
programmer has only got to be a pathetic 1% more efficient to make it pay
for itself. Anything above 1% is gravy.

And if you can’t even get 10% you ain’t trying and maybe should find a
new career!

As I say - I really think the whole cost thing is just another excuse.
Of course I’d be happy if it were free - I’m a self-employed consultant and
that money comes right out of my pocket. But history has shown that this
community does not really value what it gets for free - adoption went way
up _after_ IBM put a price on the tool. It has zoomed again as people
finally understand that SEU is not being updated.


Jon Paris

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