From: Massimiliano Mirra <list@...>
Date: 2002-06-22T02:33:16+09:00
Subject: Re: (OT) Right Tool [Re: Why is I/O slow?]

On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 10:15:22PM +0900, Austin Ziegler wrote:
> I disagree about the 'powerful programming environment';
> I find that most Windows IDEs (even VS, sadly) are superior to any
> extant Linux IDE excepting Kylix, and in most cases, I find an IDE
> to be preferable to the alternative. It is, however, a functional
> environment, and one can get the job done without too much trouble.

As a personal note: I had two years of experience in Delphi, and after
I had migrated to Linux and was looking forward to put them to use
through Kylix, I tried Emacs and stumbled upon Ruby.

It took me one afternoon to throw those two years in the garbage.

Now, less than a year later, I've accomplished more than I had done in
those years and there's no way in the world I'd go back.

Massimiliano