ActiveState going the wrong way

[Ken Seehof]

Hmm, did you know that Mark works at ActiveState?  (They liked
PythonWin too).  :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Costas Menico" <costas at meezon.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
To: <python-list at python.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 6:03 PM
Subject: ActiveState going the wrong way


> I think ActiveState's Komodo tool is very poorly designed. It is real
> slow and even harder to use. I dont understand why they didnt take
> something like PythonWin (a much better IDE) and enhance it? 
> 
> Also the idea of a multiprogramming environment is just a dream. No
> one is going to program in Python and Perl at the same time. Most
> people choose a language and stay with it. An IDE that tries to
> accomodate multiple languages is a poor IDE. Each language has its
> strengths and weaknesses and the IDE is supposed to ehnance them. Not
> burden with another languages issues.
> 
> Installation took me longer than installing Windows (anyway it felt
> like it). I understand the concept of using Mozilla but I think it
> stinks. Get rid of it.
> 
> I am sorry I am so critical of this but I am frustrated with poorly
> designed tools. 
> 
> Someone should look at PythonWin and enhance it. I would be willing to
> pay money for that one. Hey Mark how about it? 
> 
> And now to the Komodo uninstall icon.
> 
> costas
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