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URL: C# in developing bioinformatics programming object model
Submitted by Deying Kong; posted on Thursday, October 03, 2002 (17 comments)
Currently most of software tools and programming models were developed with Perl or Java under the Unix system. Millions of Windows programmers are blocked from accessing these programming objects. Do they need to learn Unix and Perl? Many biologist are familiar with the easy-to-use Windows system. Can they spend less time learning Windows solutions? I am exploring the power of the Windows platform and the modern, elegant language C# (a cross platform .Net solution development language) and using them to develop a proper hierarchical object model and analysis tools.
You can visit this web site to check on the advancing project:
http://globetrack.dnsalias.com/bioinformatics/
You are very welcome to post your ideas and comments on this web site.
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Boy did he sum it up. You should have checked to see if Java and Perl run on Windows before making those embarassing for you statements.
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Dear deying,
I can see that you are probably an expert in bioinformatics. But, it is apparent you are not one in software technology.
There is nothing wrong in you considering a C# based bioinformatics tool/toolset. But, the reasons you provide are wrong and plain misleading. That, my friend is very irresponsible.
Any software in Perl and Java can be easily executed on windows platfrom. Runtime environments - JVM for Java and Perl interpreter for Perl are easily available for windows. Also, if enduser usability was the a concern, one expects that you have a look at Mac systems too.
Nevertheless, just say you are looking a C# and .Net just because you would like to explore the possibility. I request you to refrain from making statements which hurt your credibility.
Take care.
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Boy did he sum it up. You should have checked to see if Java and Perl run on Windows before making those embarassing for you statements.
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