Re: New prog!
On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:47:11 -0700 Hawke <mdeland at NWINFO.NET> writes:
>Matthew A Nunyabidness wrote:
>>I wrote a color band program in Euphoria and QuickBASIC(just a
>>comparison). See for yourself the speed:
>>Try it out! Band.ex is wwwwwwwaaaaaaayyyyyyyy faster.
>>I bet it would be even s-l-o-w-e-r in QBasic.
>90% or more of us on the list, almost assuredly, program with
>Euphoria because Euphoria is simply *FAST*.
>*Fast* to write code with, *Fast* at runtime.
>The RDS crew,Rob most notably, flat outdid themselves.
>
>> puts(1,"\nHit any key")
>> object wkey
>> wkey=wait_key()
>> if wkey then
>> end if
>>If you think you can enhance it or something, email me.
>a much simpler way to do a 'waitkey' type affair:
> puts(1,"Press a key\n")
> if wait_key() then end if
>
>
>>Try binding band.ex!
>Unless I'm mistaken, you're impression of what binding
>does to a program written in Euphoria is a tad askew.
>Binding does not "compile" a .ex file. It is more
>of an appending, not a compiling. It simply puts
>the ex.exe and all of your programs' components
>(include files and your .ex) into one executable
>file. (well, it can do other more advanced things,
>but those things are mostly associated with "shrouding")
>
>This resulting exe file can be run by anyone else,
>without them having to have all those seperate include
>files, .ex files, and ex.exe all laying around.
>
>Binding can also be taken a step further, into
>shrouding, whereby the resulting .exe file that
>you distribute cannot be read easily. Your include
>files and .ex files, being straight text, can be easily
>read, and sometimes you want proprietary code to be
>just that, proprietary.
>
>Binding is only a method of simplifying distribution
>of your game/program/utility to those that aren't
>Euphoria programmers. On the listserv, for instance,
>we usually pass around .ex and include files, as
>we are all programmers here, and we all have ex.exe.
>We don't need to bind for distribution to each other,
>and it would eat bandwidth as well (all those 'extra'
>copies of ex.exe within all those bound files).
>If a program we create uses a bunch of includes, and
>a lengthy .ex, then we usually zip the includes &
>.ex for passing around via attachments.
>
>Hopefully, this clarifies any misconceptions you have
>about binding. Don't feel bad, many of us, myself
>most notably included, had similar misconceptions
>about binding.
>
>It also broke a lotta wishfull hopes
>when we found out we couldn't 'compile' :)
>(jus' pickin' on ya rob)
>
>>If you have any tips on how to make a screen mode in Euphoria or
>>BASIC(256 colors, 640x480 graphics, 80x25 text), tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Screen 13 is the best I can get, but I want a finer resolution.
>wouldn't that depend on your monitor and video card?
>or do you mean that you have a razzledazzle video setup
>but don't know how to make Euphoria enter into higher modes?
>
>
>--Hawke'
>p.s. Welcome. You'll soon delete all copies of Basic on your
>HD, as did we all. :) (As I type this, I realized that on the
>bookshelf within view, there lies my old TurboBasic reference
>manual that hasn't been touched since downloading EUPH--heh)
>
I said I compiled the BAS file, not the EX file. And I will NEVER delete
my precious copy of QuickBASIC.
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