From: "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Yes, there is an ADA language
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:17:04 +0800
Date: 2016-11-23T18:17:04+08:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <o13q9s$839$4@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <o13p5g$58e$1@dont-email.me>
On 23/11/2016 5:57 PM, G.B. wrote:
> In a modern business environment, application programs do *not*
> typically stand alone, they are parts of a distributed application.
> They do use the network for shared data access etc, so standing
> alone puts you in a corner, actually. Visual FoxPro did advertise
> corresponding capabilities, so even there, "standalone" is a niche
> argument to start with.
> I'll not go on to what it means for an application to only run
> in modern Windows™, or even just Windows™.
There are small business and shops that do NOT need online, web-based,
networked programs to do their minor, small, simple business. There is
no reason to force their "apps" connecting to the internet.
> Second, things like FoxPro were languages made for massaging
> a given business application programming library. Now remove
> the database aspect from the Foxpro language to see what remains.
You really should see what Visual Foxpro could do.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-11-22 6:43 Yes, there is an ADA language J-P. Rosen
2016-11-22 16:03 ` AdaMagica
2016-11-22 16:19 ` Mr. Man-wai Chang
2016-11-22 16:56 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2016-11-22 17:15 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-23 4:13 ` Mr. Man-wai Chang
2016-11-23 8:43 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-23 9:57 ` G.B.
2016-11-23 10:17 ` Mr. Man-wai Chang [this message]
2016-11-23 16:12 ` G.B.
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