Re: RDS is hopeless
Vincent wrote:
>
> Well at least I know I wont be getting anything I asked for in the next
> release, so
> I'm happily leaving for good. I still would of left even if Rob gave me the
> features
> I asked for. Why?, because there is no future with Euphoria on Microsoft
> Windows. The
> next version of Windows: Windows Vista, has a completely new development
> platform based
> on .NET (WinFX), while the Win32 API will still be supported (Win16 not
> supported),
> people will quickly see the advantages using WinFX and stop using the Win32
> coding
> base. By 2008, Microsoft expects that all development revolving around Windows
> will
> be .NET based, and may remove Win32. Sure there is Linux and BSD, but their
> markets
> are small compared to Windows. The next generation of Windows is promised to
> be a big
> improvement over Windows XP in every aspect (bigger than Win 3.1 to 95).
> Windows wont
> be so inferior to Linux anymore. That will prevent Linux or BSD from ever
> dominating
> the desktop domain. Microsoft's marketing is just to powerful against open
> source.
> I think Euphoria will remain virtually unknown to Linux and BSD developers,
> thus little
> chance with that either. Java and Mono (cross-platform .NET) along with C/C++
> are really
> the only contenders now and in the future, for those platforms.
>
> There could be an Euphoria.NET, but it would have to become a full object
> oriented
> language. It would become much like Visual Basic.NET or Delphi 8 (minus some
> minor
> syntax, and keywords). I dont think Robert would EVER consider doing that, I
> mean he
> isn't even considering a tiny namespace improvement. I probably would still
> prefer
> C# over Euphoria.NET anyway, because of the support for pointers and
> structures.
>
> I believe the only way to go in the future is .NET and/or Java (I'm learning
> both),
> regardless if your programming as a hobbiest or as a career. On Windows you
> eventually
> wont have a choice, it will be either .NET or nothing. Nevermind how expensive
> the
> Visual Studio IDE is, there is free open-source alternatives like
> SharpDevelop, or
> Eclipse.
>
> I'm kind of upset that I spent over $100 on RDS products that are
> non-refundable. Robert:
> I still want that free upgrade to the v2.6 or v3.0 source code, I may look at
> it more
> closely if you ever let go of that choke hold source license.
>
> 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 Euphoria is the
> least talked
> about subject :P.
>
>
> Goodbye,
> Vincent
>
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> ',,'
>
>
Well it seems you have stirred up a bit oc controversy here.
However I'm sticking with Windows2000 and Euphoria.
Don Cole,
SF
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