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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I am sorry but C# is less a proprietary language than Java is. Until Java is released to a standards body like ECMA it will always be driven by proprietary concerns (i.e. SUN Microsystems and IBM). At least C# has been released to a standards body for approval which means everyone has a chance to say how it should evolve not just the select few that get appointed to a "Community process group".</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Blair Jennings</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Software Engineer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Lion bioscience, Inc.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: hzi@uol.com.br [<A HREF="mailto:hzi@uol.com.br">mailto:hzi@uol.com.br</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:58 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: bio_bulletin_board@bioinformatics.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [BiO BB] C# in Bioinformatics?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ashwin Sivakumar writes:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > Hi group,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > I was wondering if any one has an idea on whether this language C# is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > being implemented for tool development by any corporate/research</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > centers.Has anyone tested this language with respect to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > Bioinformatics tool development?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > regards,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > Ashwin</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> > </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dear Ashwin-</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> It is my personal view that a proprietary language such as C#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>should not be used for research purposes, since it limits in a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>practical sense the applicability of new ideas and methods.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Besides, from all the reviews I've read, C# is nothing but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Microsoft's atempt to divert attention from JAVA, being a language</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>with no substantial design inovation.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Well, we've seen __that__ before...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> Regards,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> Henry</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> synthespian@uol.com.br</FONT>
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