MasterRacker
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MS is moving toward cheap compilers with the 2005 "hobbyist" single-languge versions of Visual Studio. Not free but they're definitely going to be reasonably priced. Maybe one will be bundled with the OS in the next go-around.
I have a theory that maybe we used to get a built-in language because there wasn't as much software available. In the old days, to truly use your computer as a multi-function device, you were likely to have to write some of those "functions" yourself. Today, of course, the average user can buy or download software to perform most any task.
Jeff
[purple]It's never too early to begin preparing for [/purple]International Talk Like a Pirate Day
I was not born cynical - I earned my cynicism through careful observation of the world around me.
I have a theory that maybe we used to get a built-in language because there wasn't as much software available. In the old days, to truly use your computer as a multi-function device, you were likely to have to write some of those "functions" yourself. Today, of course, the average user can buy or download software to perform most any task.
Jeff
[purple]It's never too early to begin preparing for [/purple]International Talk Like a Pirate Day
I was not born cynical - I earned my cynicism through careful observation of the world around me.
