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Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote:
: Randy Brukardt <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote on 26/03/2004 (22:50) :
:> That's true, really. For Quick and Dirty apps, it really doesn't matter, but
:> if you are planning to distribute the apps to a large number of users, you
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:> really need a tailored interface (Windows, Linux, whatever).
: 
: 
: Ah, yes, Gimp, GPS and GVD (for example) are really quick and dirty apps.

Again, is there a "large number of users" of these programs when you
compare the number of users of PhotoShop, Visual Studio,
and <whatever standalone debugger>? Why not?
(I think noone wants to demean GtkAda per se.)

And I think that you can feed (young?) programmers or machine operators
a lot that you cannot feed "ordinary" computer users.