Re: Impressions of EGL - Part Duex

OK. In that context, I'll cut you some slack, but thinking outside the box has never been a problem for me because I was never "trained" as a programmer (as you know). That sometimes comes back to haunt me but in most cases I frame a problem and solution and then figure out what tool I need to solve it. The tools rarely define the solution, at least for me.

The biggest concern I have for EGL, even though I am favorably impressed so far, is that given it's J2EE roots if one of the underlying component dependencies (which were generated under the covers) gets out of whack and the application fails, how easy is it to ID the miscreant and fix the problem? Troubleshooting EGL is still on the horizon for me so I'll know more about that in the future.

And, WOW!, you becoming a Linux geek!? Who woulda thunk it? :-) If we could just get the Rational Tools to run under Linux....

Pete


Nathan Andelin wrote:

Pete Helgren wrote:
Come on Nathan! Even YOU use an IDE to make yourself
more efficient.

True, but Aaron Bartell made a good point about IDE's and interfaces that do too much for you. To the point, that you don't learn to think outside the box.

I mentioned on the PC Tech list that I installed Linux on a Toshiba laptop. I'm so favorably impressed with it that I'm considering giving up Dreamweaver.

Nathan.