OpenEuphoria

Re: My Euphoria application is available

• Posted by DB James <larches at comcast.net> Apr 13, 2007
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Andrew Katz wrote:
> 
> DB James wrote:
<SNIP>
 > --Quark
> 
> Food for thought.
> 
> This reminds me of the time around 25 years ago. Back then I owned an Atari
> home computer and there were so many magazines where people submitted their
> programs. There was also something called bulletin boards in those days where
> people shared software. This tradition goes way back. However, I feel that we
> are seeing more and much better free software than ever before, simply because
> of the Internet and world wide scope. And the majority of really good work is
> being done outside the USA. I would say that Eastern Europe has the most
> creative
> programmers now.
> 
> Andy Katz

Hello again,

As to magazines, they really got read and beat up with use -- sometimes they
were hoarded for months and years as sources of cool programming somewhere
down the road.  I remember laboriously copying programs, including punching
in masses of hex code and ending up with some new wonder.  My favorite in
C64 days was an editor by a fellow named (uh, reaching back) Charles Brannon,
I think.  I learned a lot from reproducing it.

If you are right that the USA is falling behind, I wonder why.  As to 
"where the action is" in programming, I don't know. It is interesting
you think it is Eastern Europe.  Perhaps we need some sort of programmers'
olympics to settle the matter.  Sounds like fun.

--Quark