Re: Why do People Use Euphoria?
- Posted by lesterb Aug 01, 2022
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In answer to the original question - "why do people use Euphoria".
I'm an officially retired software developer but I have a lot of contacts who know I "do software". Making software is really "playtime" for me - the result is that I'm never short of stuff to develop and I normally use Phix as a first approach.
By that, I mean I start with Phix to get something working quickly because I find it's easier and quicker to get things running than any of the other languages I might use. (For completeness, I also use C, Pascal, Basic and (infrequently) Ada and Python)
Often, the Phix version is the only version - the ease of making a standalone EXE for delivery is very appealing.
I've made some extras for Phix because of this approach. For example, I use IUP rather than PGUI because I can also use IUP in C, Pascal and Basic and this make translation easier. A long time ago I made a COM interface in Eu 3.1 and I've updated that for Phix so I can interface with (eg) Word and Excel. (the damned thing can even speak if necessary).
I'm having a lot of fun with Phix.
