While I'm personally a big fan of interpreted environments, I haven't quite made the sale at work. A lot of people there are not fans of interpreted environments. In fact, we have one developer who is suspicious of C++, recommending only C language, for maximum portability.

So, I need to figure out how bold I want to be with this. I want to remain employed (especially in this kind of work environment), but for new prototypes, I really think we need to work in something that is portable, GUI end user experience, and faster development.

Our core product can remain in C++, but maybe this new stuff needs to be in PHP or Java.

Glen Austin