From: Paul Prescod <paul@...>
Date: 2002-02-15T01:16:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Microsoft Releases VS.NET at VSLive!, Vows to Replace WIN32

David Simmons wrote:
> 
> I thought some people might find it interesting to read the following news
> article:
> 
> http://www.devx.com/free/hotlinks/2002/ednote021302.asp
> 
> Especially noting the part about edit-and-continue today, vs the future.
> Where edit-and-continue notions for schema/code changes are what we do all
> the time in Smalltalk and other dynamic/scripting languages.

It is only a feature that is in high demand because MS C++ and VB
programmers are also used to it already. It's only in the new .NET
versions of their languages that they've lost the ability.

 Paul Prescod