OpenEuphoria

Re: Just Faster

• Posted by xanax at bellsouth.net Dec 12, 2002
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or, LinWin would be another that I think uses Wine anyways...

Xanax

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <xanax at bellsouth.net>
: 
: Eventually, code will run on all machines anyway.
: 
: Take "Wine" for instance.
: 
: Xanax
: 
: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: <acran at readout.fsnet.co.uk>
: To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
: Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:22 PM
: Subject: Re: Just Faster
: 
: 
: : 
: : Hello Xanax,
: : 
: : What are the results of the benchmarks you have made?
: : 
: : These routines are Windows based as well Yes?  I assuming this from the
: : kernel32 and xCopyMemory references.
: : 
: : While no one likes inefficent code there are always trade offs.  For
: : example (on a personal preference basis) code that works unmodified on
: : different platforms and/or hardware is worth more to me because I consider
: : porting it to other environments.
: : 
: : Always write for your target audience but bear in mind you may have just
: : created a "smash hit" and everyone on all those "unfashionable types of
: : computer" will want to run your software and, if so, you'll be glad you put
: : the platform specific stuff into one Euphoria include file 
: : 
: : Rapidly prototype, robustly build for the future.
: : 
: : Here endeth the ramble.
: : 
: : Best regards,
: : 
: : Andy Cranston.