greetings
Hi all. I'm new to this list. I've recently installed Euphoria because a
course I'm doing next year has 3 modules on 3GL programming. My only
experience is with Delphi3. Never did Basic or anything else before that. I
really enjoy using Delphi but because it's all I've used, Euphoria looks
like something from the dark ages. I am determined to work it through, but
to have to go to so much trouble designing even the most basic (small "b")
GUI, I'm just amazed at what people used to put up with. Even the editor, at
first glance, seems almost useless. I've downloaded a windows style editor,
so hopefully that will make things easier. Is there any intention to make
Euphoria object oriented, with a decent IDE? Is Euphoria more of a toy for
propellor heads? Just thought I'd document my first impressions, which I
believe are fairly objective.
From my point of view, programming is about getting a good job done as
quickly and easily as possible. I have an aquaintance with a degree in comp.
sc. who only uses Delphi to knock up front ends, whilst still using
handwritten Pascal to design very big programs for industrial clients. His
databases are robust, and he knows them inside out. I, on the other hand,
have had trouble with a Delphi database (used for inventory control in a
music shop) that I wrote with Delphi. The Borland database engine has been
upgraded numerous times because of various faults, which doesn't inspire
confidence.
I can feel my comfort zone being threatened, so perhaps I'm onto something
good!
Please excuse my ignorance (I had to look up 3GL on the net "Third
Generation Languages" I think) but would Euphoria fit the bill as a 3GL?
Cheers, Paul.
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