[Info-vax] DCL's flaws (both scripting and UI)

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

David Froble skrev den 2015-01-20 14:26:
> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>> David Froble skrev den 2015-01-20 09:13:
>>
>>>
>>> I also have libraries of routines to do things.  If I have libraries in
>>> Basic that match the libraries in say Python, then what's the major
>>> difference between the environments?  I suggest it's very little.
>>
>> Doesn't your Basic need a compiler? And if so, do you have
>> a compiler on every system? Or do you need to build your
>> quick-fix one-of-the-kind tool on some other system first?
>>
>> With Python you get a fast edit/test/edit/test cycle.
>> With Basic ou get edit/compile/copy/test/edit/compile/copy/test.
>>
>> That is, if your Basic compiler is on another system.
>>
>> Jan-Erik.
>>
>>
>
> Basic compiler on all systems.  And if not, with DECnet and FAL, it doesn't
> matter.  I can even execute the image sitting on a dev system on say a
> production system over the network.  Well, if same architecture.
>
> But, for us, the production system has the compiler, so no issue.

I guess that "but, for us" is the key here... :-)

Anyway, I can't see getting a Basic compiler is the general
answer to having something to complement DCL.

Oh, and another thing... The Python port is no-cost. I have
not checked, but I do not think the Basic compiler is.

Jan-Erik.