OpenEuphoria

Re: Euphoria's Future

• Posted by Warren Baker <wcbaker at HOME.COM> Mar 16, 1999
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>Hi all,
>
>I have been using Euphoria for a few months and have found it to be a good
>development language.
>I know everyone has different requirements for a language, what I am after
>is a langauge that could produce small to medium sized standalone Windows
>programs.
>With Win32Lib Euphoria can, but Win32Lib is still a way from being
complete.
>
>I will probably go back to the Visual Basic beast and distribute 1-2MB of
files
>with distributions.  For me, Euphoria being able produce small standalone
>programs was "the" major advantage, but I think some of the current
restrictions
>of Euphoria will push me back to VB.
>
>I know if I want to I can research windows programming and add all the
features
>I want myself, but thats not my real interest and if the size and
complexity
>of the current Win32Lib is anything to go by ... a very major project.
>
>I guess its also I bit disappointing that the current direction of Euphoria
>is towards Linux cross development.
>
>I believe an amazing amount of interest and new users would be gained by
having
>more Windows functionality.  I have looked for quiet some time for
alternatives
>for the Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Delphi products and Euphoria is the
>best alternative I have found.
>Some good tools / libraries would make a great difference.
>
>Possibly these tools and libraries will appear, but with the current push
>towards Linux probably not for quiet some time.
>
>Anyway sorry to bore everyone, I'm not being negative towards Euphoria ...
>some people say if the shoe doesn't fit, try another shoe.
>
>Happy Euphoring
>
>Ray Smith
>



My thoughts entirely.   What is more, I stated your sentiments about 2 years
ago...

Thanks!

--Warren

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