1. RE: Essential feature: assertions
- Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at mailops.com> Jan 30, 2001
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It's called lobbying, If there are enough people who find it useful, and would better the language then why wouldn't Rob consider it? Nobody is forcing Rob to do anything, people just feel that a certain improvement could/would make the language better.. Personally, I see the benefits of using assertion in my programs, and I think it could be a good addition to the language. I don't think I would typically use it though. This doesn't mean that if Rob were to implement it. That you would HAVE to use assertions. You would just have the OPTION. Besides, Why shouldn't people suggest improvements based on some of the most POPULAR programming software that is available. There IS a reason that they are so popular.. Not saying that they are better, but certainly they have attracted more people for a reason, it's not all marketing. One more point, I think Rob would be quite pleased if people started SUBSTITUTING Euphoria for C++/VB.. imagine that, little ol' EU taking on the big boys... (Prolly wouldn't so little anymore though. LOL) The problem with the concept of a simple, small elegant, easy to learn language , is that it doesn't provide enough to attract enough people to make it worth while.. Currently Eu fills a niche, but it certainly doesn't have a market.. Still just a project for Rob, definitely not a source of income.. I'm sure Rob has hopes though. <CLIP> > What I'm seeing is people who > don't have anything to offer themselves demanding that RDS do their work > for > them. For free. Yuk. <CLIP> If Rob were willing/able to provide a mechanism for expanding the NATIVE language myself. I WOULD Chris ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01