Re: rapideuphoria.com?
- Posted by irv Feb 24, 2019
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And maybe I'm misunderstanding you here, but it seems a little contradictory to say that the "C-like" functions are needed for modern programs when C is a lot older than Euphoria (even the early versions)?
I'm not sure what makes a function appear to be C-like. But, since C is older than Eu, C obviously implements functions that were needed or useful. If the same functions were lacking in Eu, then they would have to be created by the programmer in Eu, or called from a .dll or .so. Neither of those two possibilities are optimal.
The first falls into the re-inventing the wheel category, while the second requires more programmer savvy than a "simple, easy-to-use" programming language should need, such as requiring different code for different platforms, an understanding of pointers, structures, etc.
For functions that programmers may sometimes need, it's better that they be part of the programming language than not. They can always be ignored. If the functions are missing,that's a good reason for programmers to find a different programming language.
