Language Niches (long)

[Rich Holm]

In article <mailman.996429234.13926.python-list at python.org>, 
paulp at ActiveState.com says...
> 
>  * C++ was promoted by Microsoft as the standard way to do GUIs on
> Windows
> 


I don't want to start a flame fest, but...

Where did you hear this?  It was Borland that popularized the C++
on Windows paradym.  Microsoft was WAS behind the curve at the time.
The Borland class libraries were/are vastly superior to MFC.  Too
bad they lost out in the end.

Cheers,
Rich