1. [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by _tom (admin) Feb 03, 2021
- 947 views
http://phix.x10.mx/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TomWikipedia
The draft wikipedia article has been moved to the PCAN wiki.
Every-one is free to examine, edit, leave comments, ...
(Formatting is a bit rough because pmwiki and wikipedia have different markup standards.)
be well
_tom
2. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by irv Feb 03, 2021
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Two comments:
I think the Design Features might be reordered, with things most important to (new) programmers nearer the top. e.g: the last two should probably be the first two:
- Windows and Linux
- Built-in compiler (especially important for Windows users, since it's a hassle)
Also, I'm not sure many of those 2000 user-contributed programs will actually run "out of the box" on Euphoria, much less on Phix. Am I wrong?
3. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by _tom (admin) Feb 03, 2021
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So far the article is a mashup of my and Pete's additions.
I've changed the section to look like:
Design Features===
Available for Windows and Linux, in both 32 and 64 bit versions.
The compiler is built-in and creates applications without extra software or installations.
Windows version has ready to use pGUI for graphical programs.
Lots of example programs.
Only five data-types to learn.
Understandable error messages.
A simple built-in database and standard SQlite
Intuitive behavior: & operator always concatenates, and the + operator always adds
Generic routines, assignments, indexing, slicing...all work the same~--for sequences and strings.
thank's Irv
_tom
4. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by _tom (admin) Feb 03, 2021
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Phix is worth learning because: Simpler is better.
Batteries come installed:
- For Windows or Linux (32 and 64 bit)
- Compiler is built-in; create applications without extra software.
- Windows version has ready to use graphics
- Less to learn; fewer rules; predictable behavior; gentler on the eyes
- Lots of examples
Of course, wikipedia only accepts content copied from third parties.
be well
_tom
5. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by ChrisB (moderator) Feb 04, 2021
- 903 views
Two comments:
I think the Design Features might be reordered, with things most important to (new) programmers nearer the top. e.g: the last two should probably be the first two:
- Windows and Linux
- Built-in compiler (especially important for Windows users, since it's a hassle)
Also, I'm not sure many of those 2000 user-contributed programs will actually run "out of the box" on Euphoria, much less on Phix. Am I wrong?
You're not wrong, but there's 2000 wet Sunday afternoon projects for people.
Chris
6. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by irv Feb 04, 2021
- 875 views
T Also, I'm not sure many of those 2000 user-contributed programs will actually run "out of the box" on Euphoria, much less on Phix. Am I wrong?
You're not wrong, but there's 2000 wet Sunday afternoon projects for people.
Chris
Sounds like a used car I bought once. Trust me, that's not a good selling point.
7. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by petelomax Feb 04, 2021
- 876 views
2000 entries (many/most of which are very dated, with about 500 marked as 'rejected' and another 100 'superceded')?
Not pertinent to wikipedia: I guess what's really needed/wanted is a way to somehow formally "archive" that lot, create a new empty one, and delete or move entries, one-by-one?
(It is three and a half years old now, yet not a single page has been deleted, which can't be right..)
8. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by petelomax Feb 05, 2021
- 864 views
- Last edited Feb 09, 2021
Doubt this is of any use, came through today: https://worldsoftcat.com/The-Phix-Programming-Language.htm
And another: https://www.softpile.com/the-phix-programming-language/
9. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by irv Feb 05, 2021
- 817 views
Doubt this is of any use, came through today: https://worldsoftcat.com/The-Phix-Programming-Language.htm
I'm surprised that doesn't mention Linux. Works fine here.
10. Re: [phix wiki] draft moved to Phix PCAN
- Posted by petelomax Feb 09, 2021
- 811 views
Doubt this is of any use, came through today: https://worldsoftcat.com/The-Phix-Programming-Language.htm
I'm surprised that doesn't mention Linux. Works fine here.
Strange thing is, softpedia's PAD thing don't allow more than one target OS.
