OpenEuphoria

Re: WISH LIST

• Posted by Ben Fosberg <BenFosberg at WORLDNET.ATT.NET> May 14, 2000
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You seem to maintaining a fairly "hard line" regarding new features. I'd
just like to encourage you in that effort. Over the years I've watched a
large number of languages, and other software, evolve from simple,
straightforward tools to complex and convoluted behemoths. Seems to me
that folks who want all the bells and whistles have an adequate choice
at this point. Of course, no one (except possibly M$ and it's wannabee
competitors) wants a gigantic buggy maze of a language; everyone just
wants his or her "just this one little thing,"  - which is why its
important to have a "gatekeeper" to control development. One can imagine
what a hammer would look like - and how easy it would be to use - if
they all incorporated every feature of every type of hammer. A better
answer is to select the right tool for the job, and learn how to use it
to its full advantage. Enough said by me on this subject - until I find
something _I_  just gotta have, of course :-}

Robert Craig wrote:

> Bernie Ryan writes:
> > When are they going to happen ?
>
> > 1. Line continuation character so I can use long lines
>
> I don't see much need for this. Use & for long string constants.
>
> > 2. Conditional includes
>
> Somewhat interesting, but I'm not planning anything.
>
> > 3. Namespaces
>
> Sometime after the compiler.
>
> > 4. Sequence error messsages that tell you which
> > sequence failed by NAME
>
> I checked into this for you a few months ago and concluded
> that it's surprisingly difficult to add. So no plans.
>
> > 5. Static variables
>
> Euphoria already has the equivalent of C static functions and
> variables at the file level. At the function level, I do not
> intend to add static variables. It's of little value.
>
> > 6. Structures
>
> No plans, but not completely ruled out.
>
> > 7. Inline assembler
>
> No plans.
>
> 8. #Define operator
>
> No plans.
>
> I'm currently working on a Euphoria compiler, actually
> a translator to C. Things are going well. I'm progressing
> faster than I expected, but I'll need at least a couple of
> more months.
>
> Regards,
>    Rob Craig
>    Rapid Deployment Software
>    http://www.RapidEuphoria.com