>Also, there is a very good reason in many countries to do this:
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>There is a doctrine called "Software Libre".It stipulates that all Government offices SHOULD use non-propietary software (Linux, Star Office,Apache and so on), so soon anyone that wants to do programming jobs as a government contractor should use Linux enabled tools.
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>Check this out:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6996393.html?tag=rltdnws>
>Regards
>>While I can't point you to sources, my personal impression, from talking with different programmers here in Bolivia, is the following:
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>>Programmers are still very much behind, in terms of applying modern development tools.
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>>However, when developers decide to switch to Visual tools, the first choice seems to be Visual Basic, followed by Delphi.
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>>Hilmar.
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>>>Tracy, thanks for that info. Could you tell me the source for your information on development tools in other countries?
Víctor,
Muy interesante. Esto es nuevo para mí. Gracias por la información.
Sin embargo, creo que aquí en Bolivia esa todavía no es la razón principal.
Saludos, Hilmar.
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