VB is typically very bloated. Though to be fair. All code written with an IDE tends to bloat, which is why you *have* to go back in and clean up your code. Carl Parrish Webmaster ComputerPREP.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lucas Vogel To: Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:32 AM Subject: RE: Linux Programmer > what is this bloat that you're talking about? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Trent Shipley [mailto:tshipley@symbio-tech.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:27 AM > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Subject: RE: Linux Programmer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of > > sinck@corp.quepasa.com > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 10:44 AM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: RE: Linux Programmer > > > > > > > > > > \_ > > \_ 1) I disagree with you on zero coding thing. > > \_ You still code but instead of typing in the > > \_ actual code you have to use point and click > > \_ interface. This is all nice and cool as long > > \_ as you go back and optimize the generated > > \_ code which no one does. This is the exact way > > \_ you end up with bunch of bloatware. > > \_ > > \_ > > \_ How do you figure? > > \_ > > > > Generated code typically is very generalized and so prone to do lots > > of things that it doesn't necessarily need to. > > > > More important is the question of whether or not the bloat can be tolerated. > If you can live with it, then eliminating the bloat becomes an unprofitable > exercise in engineering. Often the tradeoff between hardware and > development costs favors buying brute-force capability. > > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >