OpenEuphoria

Re: Euphoria in the past, present and future (was: New Euphoria Users Websit

• Posted by irv at take.maxleft.com Nov 15, 2002
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On Thursday 14 November 2002 05:21 pm, Ray wrote:

> When I first started looking at Euphoria 3 or 4 years ago my
> requirements for a language where very similar to what Euphoria
> offered. (small, fast and uncomplicated).

I look at new languages at every opportunity. Originally I tried things which 
were reviewed favorably in the magazines (if I could afford them), now I try 
anything I can download from the web.

More than once, I have paid lots of money for huge, unusable software,
Many times, I have tried small, cheap or free languages which were so limited 
they really weren't useful for any practical (meaning 'paying') work.  Can we 
say 'QBasic'?

So I've always tried to stick with 'middle of the road' languages. Back in 
1985, that was Turbo Pascal. Under $100. Perfectly adequate for several 
years, as long as Borland sold updated versions. Eventually, however, 
hardware advances and people's expectations outpaced development, making it 
outdated and useless. 

Euphoria is another 'middle of the road' language which seems unable to keep 
up with changing technology and needs.

In my part of the world, slow-moving things which stay in the middle of the 
road are known as 'possums'.  99 times out of 100, they are very flat and 
quite dead.

Regards,
Irv