1. program types
Sometime ago (@ a year or so) I read a message on this board that
stated that there were a set number of program or file types (@ 4
or 5, I think), & that anything written would fall into one of
those categories. Any constructive response is appreciated.
2. Re: program types
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:52:03 -0700, david <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
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> Sometime ago (@ a year or so) I read a message on this board that
> stated that there were a set number of program or file types (@ 4
> or 5, I think), & that anything written would fall into one of
> those categories. Any constructive response is appreciated.
Well, what context was that statement in? All euphoria programs? All
files generated by Euphorians? All files generated by everone,
everywhere?
You can divide file types into categories, sure...
*pure text data
*text with meta-data
*binary instruction data (executeable files)
*proprietary binary files (bmp, jpg, dat - files with a binary format
that does not map to text)
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MrTrick
3. Re: program types
Whoever posted the message was referring to programs in general,
not just Euphoria. I think he (or she) was specifically categori-
zing as to function, although the file format might make a differ-
ence as well. I was wondering about this because I've had an idea
for quite some time now. I could probably write a tutorial for
each program type (text file & pseudocode), which would hopefully
make Euphoria easier to learn. Thanks for your prompt response.
"I am an idiot in these things." - Robert Heinlein,
Stranger In A Strange Land
4. Re: program types
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:35:58 -0700, david <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> Whoever posted the message was referring to programs in general,
> not just Euphoria. I think he (or she) was specifically categori-
> zing as to function, although the file format might make a differ-
> ence as well. I was wondering about this because I've had an idea
> for quite some time now. I could probably write a tutorial for
> each program type (text file & pseudocode), which would hopefully
> make Euphoria easier to learn. Thanks for your prompt response.
Have you tried searching the message archives?
At a guess, I'd say...
* File manipulation programs ( converters, text editors, graphics programs, etc)
* Games, productivity-destroying-tools, etc
* System manipulation programs ( alters the operating system state in some way )
* Network utilities ( telnet, firefox, mail programs, etc )
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MrTrick
5. Re: program types
I posted such a (rather large) post earlier this year.
I think this is what you're looking for:
http://www.listfilter.com/cgi-bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=1&fromYear=9&toMonth=1&toYear=9&postedBy=Tommy&keywords=%22My+opinion+on+posts+of+the+previous+2+weeks%22
However, I didn't mean to provide a complete list of all possible
program types. Just some of the most common types. Games weren't even
mentioned.
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6. Re: program types
Now this is a lot closer to what I remember in that posting. (Yes,
I tried a few searches, but I couldn't remember very much about
the message.) My next move would be to find which Euphoria pro-
grams best fit these categories, & dissect them per the criteria
in my previous posting (with the author's permission, of course).
Thanks for your response.
7. Re: program types
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:52:03 -0700, david <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
wrote:
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>posted by: david <studmeow at hotmail.com>
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>Sometime ago (@ a year or so) I read a message on this board that
>stated that there were a set number of program or file types (@ 4
>or 5, I think), & that anything written would fall into one of
>those categories. Any constructive response is appreciated.
Reminds me of this thread:
http://www.listfilter.com/cgi-bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=C&fromYear=7&toMonth=9&toYear=9&postedBy=&keywords=kudos
(If the above link wraps, visit
http://www.rapideuphoria.com/listserv.htm
and select Dec 2002 to Feb 2003, keyword 'kudos'
If I had to pick five categories, they would be:
human text - mainly program sources
machine generated text - eg xml data
machine code - ie programs
proprietory/encrypted data
open data - ie complex, but known format.
but you could add/subdivide them all day.
Regards,
Pete
