Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Smith" <dyls@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: New Member


> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Stefan Trethan wrote:
>
> [Eagle]
>> fitting to me. Frankly i don't know what they are doing all day, the
>> software looks and works as if it hadn't changed a bit since MS-DOS
>> times. They seem to feel no need for improvement from their side,
>> instead expecting you to use or possibly even write ULPs.
>
> Someone in alt.sysadmin.recovery remarked on looking at a vendor - check
> their laurels, and if they are flat, avoid that company because they've
> been resting on their laurels far too long.
>
> Sounds like Cadsoft have been doing just that.

The Pulsonix software I use and the cheaper Easy-PC, from the same company,
were both developed using C++ and proper OOP techniques. Both are regularly
upgraded with new versions every couple of years. The few bugs that users
come across are fixed immediately if they are serious, or a workaround is
provided, often in 24 hours.

Leon
--
Leon Heller
Amateur radio call-sign G1HSM
Yaesu FT-817ND transceiver
Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle
leon355@...
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller