From: Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: GNAT Programming System 1.4.0 release
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:24:19 GMT
Date: 2003-11-23T14:24:19+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nq3wb.5988$7%4.5805@nwrdny03.gnilink.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <slrnbs10c0.rb.randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no>
Preben Randhol wrote:
> Who is the best equipped for designing the features of software for
> programmers? A software decorator who knows how to spell compiler, but
> not what it is?
You are making the error of equating features with interface.
Imagine it this way. Suppose we took your favorite IDE and
redistributed all the key assignments or menu item locations
randomly. All the features would still be present, but would
you be as pleased with it?
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Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-11-20 17:22 ANNOUNCE: GNAT Programming System 1.4.0 release Arnaud Charlet
2003-11-20 18:00 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-20 18:42 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-20 19:05 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-20 19:33 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-21 8:37 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-11-21 14:42 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-21 14:53 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-11-21 15:05 ` René Möhring
2003-11-21 15:27 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-11-21 15:55 ` Stephane Richard
2003-11-23 13:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-11-23 13:38 ` Preben Randhol
[not found] ` <pvo791-rj3.ln1@beastie.ix.netcom.com>
2003-11-24 0:56 ` Stephane Richard
[not found] ` <h1f891-9v3.ln1@beastie.ix.netcom.com>
2003-11-24 8:32 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-11-24 9:33 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-11-21 18:12 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-21 18:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-21 19:55 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-23 2:16 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-23 2:34 ` Stephane Richard
2003-11-23 2:37 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-23 9:44 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-23 14:24 ` Hyman Rosen [this message]
2003-11-23 14:39 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-23 14:46 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-24 9:33 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-11-24 13:05 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-24 13:06 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-24 14:09 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-24 14:17 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-24 17:26 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-11-24 9:40 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-24 10:59 ` Dale Stanbrough
2003-11-24 12:44 ` Preben Randhol
2003-11-24 14:00 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-11-22 13:19 ` Marin David Condic
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-11-21 8:54 christoph.grein
2003-11-21 11:10 ` René Möhring
2003-11-21 13:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-11-21 13:59 ` Preben Randhol
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