1. New user
Greetings, all. I'm brand new to Euphoria, so please pardon the elementary
questions you'll receive from me from time to time.
My first question relates to the Python language, which I saw someone
mention earlier. Briefly, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using Eu
instead of Python?
Also, is there a Macintosh version of Euphoria in the works at all?
Thanks,
Scott Henry
2. Re: New user
> My first question relates to the Python language, which I saw someone
> mention earlier. Briefly, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using
Eu
> instead of Python?
i had once python but couldnt use it for nothing.
euphoria is good for games, python is good for ... i dont know what is it
good for, maybe business?
> Also, is there a Macintosh version of Euphoria in the works at all?
think not. by the way, is macintosh operating system or computer? never knew
3. Re: New user
Being the culprit who mentioned Python earlier, I'm sorry I can't give you a
very
authoritative or explicit answer regarding the relative
advantages/disadvantages of Python and Euphoria, as I've never attempted to do
anything beyond extremely minimal testing of a Python install on my system.
However, the following may give you a hint:
Python is thoroughly Object-Oriented, networking-oriented, and "massively"
cross-platform - there are supposedly implementations for possibly twenty
different platforms, from "Super-computer" environments to PDA/smart gadgets.
Being OO and open source means that all the "nuts and bolts" are in libraries,
not the core interpreter(s), and there are a gigantic host of these, in various
states of development. This makes for a lot of research and study just to
locate what you need and get it installed and configured. In short, it has a
pretty steep, long learning curve and a constantly moving learning target. All
of the documentation (extensive) I've seen assumes a prior knowledge of
programming principles, and tends to be Unix-oriented (at least to my mind) As
you might suspect the language is regularly found in large scale computing
(government/educational/corporate) environments. It may be advantageous that
there are quite a few employers advertising for Python programmers (usually
with Pearl/CGI/Java/Oracle/etc.)
Guess that's enough off-topic blather about "the competition"; you can find
vastly more info at www.python.org.
Scott Henry wrote:
> Greetings, all. I'm brand new to Euphoria, so please pardon the elementary
> questions you'll receive from me from time to time.
>
> My first question relates to the Python language, which I saw someone
> mention earlier. Briefly, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using Eu
> instead of Python?
>
> Also, is there a Macintosh version of Euphoria in the works at all?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Henry
