OpenEuphoria

Re: A few newbie questions

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 30, 2004
• 534 views

D L wrote:
> 
> Rich wrote:
> 
> > OK, just wanted to make sure that this language has some kind of future,
> > before I dig
> > into it. Do you know approximately how many people that are using it? 
> 
> I asked myself the same question after reading all the debates about the
> language and
> seeing some knowledgeable users jump ship.
> The following link claims to give an indication of the popularity of
> programming languages
> :
> <a
> href="http://www.tiobe.com/tiobe_index/index.htm">http://www.tiobe.com/tiobe_index/index.htm</a>

Thanks. As expected, C is on top.
 

> IMO the question is how does Euphoria fit your needs, but, it is granted that
> a lot
> of effort and time is required to learn a language and one does not want it to
> go to
> waste just because the language itself is going to slide into oblivion in the
> future.
> It was Jonas that "introduced" me to Euphoria through his programs since I was
> looking
> for ways to access the data on iSeries machines, which I have used for many
> years.
> Later Win32lib and IDE sparkled in my eyes.
> The point here being, it is not only the language that matters but the tools
> and user
> forum(s) available around it.

Yes, with no big commercial developers of the language, the community becomes
important of course.


> I have looked at many languages (Perl, Python, Oz, VB, Ruby, ...) but only
> Euphoria
> and lately Rebol (it is incredibly easy to use) keep holding my attention.
> Good luck in your search.

Thanks. It's the simplicity that attracts me too. Simple is good, many thing in
this world are far more complicated than they neeed be.

What can you do with Rebol - is it an allround language, or does it have more
specific uses?

Rich