OpenEuphoria

Re: "OF" in types, yet again...

• Posted by irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com> Jul 03, 2004
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Tommy Carlier wrote:
> 
> I'll have to agree with Robert. In other languages, types are necessary. In
> Euphoria,
> they aren't. Us advanced programmers () know what it's all about, but
> beginners
> don't know what's important and what not.
> Remember one of the motto's of Euphoria: 'Easier to learn than BASIC'. Adding
> extra
> stuff that's not really necessary makes Euphoria less easy to learn.
> What does a beginner really have to learn about types in Euphoria: atoms and
> sequences.
> Keep It Simple, Sydney.

Just exactly what is simple about the obscure errors you get when trying 
to do things (like printing) which are easy in other languages? 
How does that make Eu "easier" for the beginner?

This topic has been discussed to death here, and there isn't ever going to 
be any change. Those who aren't willing to cope with the idiosyncracies 
of Eu eventually move on. As do beginners who hit one to many stumbling 
blocks.

Irv