Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

Lynn Fredricks lfredricks at proactive-intl.com
Wed Nov 15 14:18:25 EST 2006


> There are times when C/C++ is the only way to go. But there are 
> > specific advantages to a product like Revolution, and one 
> of them is 
> > the ability to whip out a prototype or custom utility very, very 
> > quickly, and deploy it on multiple operating systems - "very, very 
> > quickly on runs natively on operating systems" means something, and 
> > having to spend
> > x5 the
> > time in creating a cross-platform app with C++ means at 
> least x5 the 
> > budget is needed. That makes Rev an inviting choice to 
> those who pay 
> > the wages of the doubters.
> 
> Yes, that's how I sell it I also write external commands 
> where necessary to speed up any areas that are too slow using 
> TranScript (such as heavy image processing). However, what 
> really sells the product (for me) is that using ISM I can 
> speed up the development even further, since I can literally 
> re-use 99% of my screen objects and code.

There you go :-)

Best regards,


Lynn Fredricks
Worldwide Business Operations
Runtime Revolution, Ltd




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