Re: RDS is hopeless
Greg Haberek wrote:
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> > Well anyway, I would just like to say goodbye, and maybe I'll see you all=
> in the Java and .NET world? or maybe just the Euphoria chatroom, where Eup=
> horia is the least talked about subject :P.
>
> Sorry to see another good programmer abandon the Euphoria realm.
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> This is directed towards anyone "leaving" Euphoria: If you don't like
> the language, then don't use it. Its just that simple. Don't *demand*
> features that Rob doesn't want, need, or use. Sure, you're a paying
> customer, but you're paying for an existing product, not a future one.
>
> I've used this analogy before: If you buy a Honda Civic, and it's not
> fast enough for you, don't throw a fit and complain to Honda about how
> it needs a turbocharger and all wheel drive and what not.
>
> Just go buy a different car.
>
> ~Greg
> (A faithful Euphorian for 5+ years)
Just wanted to second this statement. Right on, etc. If people apply half the
energy they use to decry this or that lack of Eu feature to making improvements
in libraries and programming aids, then we would all be much further ahead. The
ESL will be a good thing, and will represent hard work and friendly criticism to
evolve as it should. It's an example of the way to move on.
Another thing that might help for those who want it, is a new look at the
pre-processor idea that David Cuny pioneered. Couldn't every structure, pointer
fantasy, and any other gizmo be done with that? The great advantage to doing
things that way would be that the basic language is untouched and remains clean
and fast, while the many "niche" demands are satisfied to some reasonable degree.
--Quark
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