Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 00:38:35 +0800
Reply-To: Alex Murphy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Alex Murphy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: SCL/AF
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Well, I am writing quite a lot of codes in SAS/AF for applications. However,
I am in the midst of converting them into html or javascript for other users
to use. The usefulness of SAS/AF is quite limited. They have few
improvements for a long time and the world of application has moved ahead of
SAS/AF.
Regards,
Murphy
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:32 AM, Savian <savian.net@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 2, 9:36 am, d...@SCOCCA.ORG (Dave Scocca) wrote:
> > --On 4/2/2009 8:27 AM -0700 Savian wrote:
> >
> > > I don't think SAS is investing in it or encouraging its use. Can
> > > someone tell me what was discussed regarding AF at SGF?
> >
> > At least one SAS-presented paper, Myron Chandler's "Maximum SAS:
> Analyzing
> > and Increasing Performance," was entirely about SCL/AF performance
> tuning.
> > It was clear from that paper/presentation that SAS makes heavy use of SCL
> > and AF internally.
> >
> > In addition, I believe many features of the SAS interactive application
> > itself are developed in AF/SCL.
> >
> > (I have also seen SAS presentations in recent years making it clear that
> > non-visual SCL is used to develop object-oriented code to run on a
> > SAS-based application server.)
> >
> > Dave Scocca
>
> Dave,
>
> My question is one of new development, not existing infrastructure.
> Existing AF within SAS is there but are they developing new tools
> using it.
>
> At the end of the day, I don't care so much if people use Perl, SCL,
> VB.NET, Java, .NET. My main concern is to get developers out of a
> comfort zone. It hurts the SAS language long-term, IMO.
>
> New features in languages force rethinking on how to do a given
> problem. For example, C# 4.0 will now support more dynamic features
> due to pressure from Python developers who insisted on more dynamic
> syntax. The ease of use of Excel using .NET should put pressure on SAS
> to better support Office. New technologies such as SQL and XML have
> been positive for SAS as has the move toward REST and SOAP services
> and these pressures came from other languages/initiatives. When SAS
> developers move out of their comfort zones, it adds a collective 'why
> can't we?' to the drumbeat for new SAS features.
>
> As long as people are comfortable with DDE and proc export, there will
> be no reason for changes in the language. Long term, this can be
> detrimental to SAS, the language, because newer programmers won't use
> it.
>
> Alan
> Savian
>
--
Regards,
Murphy Choy
Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS V9
Certified Basic Programmer for SAS V9
DataShaping Certified SAS Professional
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