Re: non-update of RedyCode
- Posted by ChrisB (moderator) 3 days ago
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Hi Ryan
You've not wasted your time, it's just that the user base isn't there to justify the effort we put in any more.
New programmers only see what's popular (specifically python / java / C / javascript etc etc), and for whatever reason Eu just hasn't caught on. Old seasoned programmers will only use languages with a large user base, updates and libraries ready to use. Game programmers have game languages, maths programmers have math languages, general purpose programmers have python / C / Visual basic. Eu is too generalised to fit anywhere any more.
Much like the VHS/Betamax showdown years ago.
I for one will continue to use Eu - I keep coming back to it after experimenting with others, it's just so much easier to use, but I think that it needs a thoroughly good makeover and repackaging. I have couched the subject before - IMHO is very much like a BASIC language, and could be 'sold' as a variant of that, but sadly I too feel that is a forlorn hope.
Pete has his great Phix language, but I feel that is mostly used by himself and a small subset of dedicate Eu devotees.
I won't 'leave' Eu, but the user base is dwindling and shrinking, such that it may well become a dead language.
To the devs (more knowledgeable than me), and you too Ryan, please keep developing Eu, it's libraries and core functionality. Even if others don't see it's beauty, I still do.
Cheers
Chris
