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[Nico Kadel-Garcia]

Peter Jones wrote:
> --- Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> And all cars will be able to use the same tires.
>> R-i-i-i-i-g-h-t..
>>
>> Cross platform development work is valuable, but
>> non-trivial. 
>>     
>
> The work going into the tools, or the work  going into
> the programmes written with them?
>
>   
>> What's 
>> wrong with gcc and the GNU toolswuite?
>>     
>
> They don't port particualrly easily to other
> platforms,
> and they aren't particularly Rapid (= visual,
> largely).
>   
Ahh. *THAT* explains what it's about. Good development GUI's are useful, 
certainly. But call it that. Rapid development != GUI!