I know it might sound typical or whatever, but I am a student that was
programming in UNIX for a few years in the UNIX environment. I learned
a lot of things and I'm quite familiar with eg. multithreading, IPC,
process management, system programming etc. and I was really
enthusiastic, but it seems to me now that MSWindows(R) has quite
better environment, predispositions, it also has VC++ etc. I was
wondering what do you think about the whole story. Can you tell me
what is the better platform - and why is it better?

Bye

On 6 Sep 2003, Darko M. wrote:

> I know it might sound typical or whatever, but I am a student that was
> programming in UNIX for a few years in the UNIX environment. I learned
> a lot of things and I'm quite familiar with eg. multithreading, IPC,
> process management, system programming etc. and I was really
> enthusiastic, but it seems to me now that MSWindows(R) has quite
> better environment, predispositions, it also has VC++ etc. I was
> wondering what do you think about the whole story. Can you tell me
> what is the better platform - and why is it better?

Sounds like a home work assignment to me!

UNIX is, of course, the better environment.  The reasons
why are left as an exercise for the OP.  :-)

-- 
Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA

President,
Rite Online Inc.

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Darko M. wrote:
> I know it might sound typical or whatever, but I am a student that was
> programming in UNIX for a few years in the UNIX environment. I learned
> a lot of things and I'm quite familiar with eg. multithreading, IPC,
> process management, system programming etc. and I was really
> enthusiastic, but it seems to me now that MSWindows(R) has quite
> better environment, predispositions, it also has VC++ etc. I was
> wondering what do you think about the whole story. Can you tell me
> what is the better platform - and why is it better?
> 
> Bye

Neither is better when the question in posed so generally.  It's like 
saying what's better, a hammer or a screwdriver.  The answer depends on 
the problem you are trying to solve at the time.

If you want to make your living developing software don't fall in love 
with technologies.  Making such a choice is like a mechanic deciding to 
only work on BMWs and nothing else because he likes the way they 
designed the engine mounts.

-- ced

-- 
Chuck Dillon
Senior Software Engineer
NimbleGen Systems Inc.