Re: A few potential requirements

[Jon Saperia <saperia@jdscons.com>]

>       On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Jon Saperia wrote:
>     > John, I find it far easier to develop applications that manage devices
>     > when using an API/library approach rather than parsers and
>     > interpreters.
> 
> Right, as would operators, if operators were tools developers by vocation,
> rather than by unwanted avocation.  But we're operators, so we need things
> we can type, without having our lives mediated by lots of code that we
> would then have to pack around.  

My point has been, and remains that one should not exclude one for the
other. You should have the interface you want. I am suggesting that if
there is an interface available for the use I describe (application
building), you might get better applications developed that would reduce
your coding load and improve your effectiveness and bottom lines. Of
course there are always jobs for developers too :-)


> 
> If we can't type it, from our heads, into a TTY, and make the box go, you
> may as well not build the boxes, and we can all go home.
> 
>                                 -Bill
> 
> 
> 
> 

Thanks,
/jon
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