RE: [amsat-bb] AO-40 FEC

["Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is the rub from a developer's standpoint:

On Linux, once you get a stable OS up (which takes learning and effort, 
yes), 90% of you effort can go to developing algorithms and functionality in 
your programming efforts,  10% is for "GUI" and "UI" efforts, and 
interfacing with the OS.

In windows programming, this is reversed.  The OS does nothing for a 
programmer, actually hindering a programmer because of the wierd 
interfaces... The whole ".NET" framework stuff is supposed to correct this, 
and does help somewhat, but still, 90% of effort on a Windows program is GUI 
and 10% is algorithms/functionality.

Since Phil is working on debugging the ALGORITHM now, it makes very good 
sense to put it on a programmer friendly platform, that also uses standard 
language calls, and then someone who is a windows developer can but the 
effort on to porting the beast to Win32...

But, Phil's a volunteer, he should be able to pick the simpler platform to 
code to.

Fred W0FMS



>From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@att.net>
>Reply-To: <APBIDDLE@MAILAPS.ORG>
>To: "nick pugh" <quadpugh@bellsouth.net>
>CC: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AO-40 FEC
>Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:41:25 -0000
>
>Nick,
>
>You just don't understand the basic imperatives of techies.  You must 
>always
>work using the most inaccessible software and hardware.  Inaccessible to 
>the
>TYPICAL user that is.
>
>My biggest fear is that someone will port Linux to the BBC computer!  :)
>
>
>Alan
>WA4SCA
>
>
>-----------------------------------
>
>What doesn't kill you,
>makes you sore.
>
>Jerry Oltion
>
>
>
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