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From: Erik.Hardy@SEI.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: Help on Motif builders
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Date: 30 Dec 90 01:34:53 GMT
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Kee eloquently explains how using a tool like Serpent allows one to not have
to learn Xt/Motif/whatever only if someone has already done the Motif work;
he also correctly points out that the Motif code has 'just' been shifted to
another place.

But therein lies the 'big win': by shifting the Motif work away from the
application and away from the dialogue, the designers responsible for
those tasks are free to work their respective magics without having to deal
with Xt coding; they work within paradigms that are appropriate to their
jobs. Motif (or any other technology) integration and maintenance is, and
should be, left to technology experts.

erik
SEI/User Interface Project