[thelist] Developing for Multiple Platforms

[Christopher Mahan]

--- Ken Schaefer <ken at adOpenStatic.com> wrote:
> If this is to run on Win/IIS, then ASP.Net beats PHP and Python
> hands down.

True.

> If you need it to run on other platforms, or via other webservers,
> then it's
> a different proposition.

That's exactly what he's talking about.

> There are more full time ASP.Net developers out there working on
> internal
> websites than PHP developers, so more companies will have
> "in-house" support
> expertise. ASP.Net has a far better programming environment, and
> developer
> tools than, say, Python...

You know, Pyhton programmers don't necessarily need the newest GUI to
do their work well. Plus, isn't there a Python plugin for Visual
Studio.net from ActiveState? 


> Sorry, I just have to laugh when someone says "we should develop
> out Win/IIS
> application using Python"

If that's all they were doing, of course. Yet that's specifically not
what they want to do.

> Cheers

Bottoms Up!

=====
Christopher Mahan
chris_mahan at yahoo.com
818.943.1850 cell
http://www.christophermahan.com/

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