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To: "'Jerry Nowlin'" <nowlin@nowlin.com>,
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Subject: RE: Is this language dead? - I think not
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:41:32 -0500
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I've been using Icon for almost as long as Jerry Nowlin. I can't
say it's been longer because he's the one who taught me the language.
I use Icon all the time across a wide range of computers (maxis,
Sun, PC's, etc.). It is still my language of preference.
However, I can't very well use Icon in at least one situation where I
would
really like to. Developing Windows applications is just not easy or
complete
with the current Windows Icon so I end up slogging my way through Pascal
so that I can use the Delphi Development Environment.
My dream would be to have the development environment support of Delphi
but when I write code I write it in Icon - to me the best of worlds.
jth
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Nowlin [SMTP:nowlin@nowlin.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 13, 1998 9:27 PM
>To: icon-group@optima.CS.Arizona.EDU
>Subject: Re: Is this language dead? - I think not
>
>Mr. Plow,
>
> I've been using Icon since 1984. I use it every day. There are
>programs
>I've written in Icon that I use regularly to format text, generate
>reports
>from simple databases, create web pages, handle CGI requests, etc. I
>get
>calls on programs I wrote in Icon over 10 years ago that are still used
>in
>the company where I work. I'm sure others will chime in with similar
>stories.
>
>Anyone who looks in my bag of tools will see that Icon is well used but
>hardly worn out. Icon is not dead. Did you have a real question?
>
>Jerry
>
>
>Jerry Nowlin - nowlin@nowlin.com - http://www.xnet.com/~nowlin/
>
>
>
>