Re: Standardized Euphoria
cklester wrote:
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> Chris Bensler wrote:
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> > I think msgbox.e should be deprecated in favour of a win32 API
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> I vote 'no' on this one. Official library should be cross-platform only.
> A win32 library can be official but not base. wxWidgets FTW.
I think you kinda misunderstood. Part of my reasoning for removing msgbox.e is
because it's not x-platform. It's also isolated, top-level functionality which
will interfere with other gui API's (specifically win32) if someone tries to use
them in conjuction by mistake.
I would like to see several gui API's being supported, so that people have
choice. Personally, I'm generally not interested in x-platform development so I
would prefer to have a win32 API.
I'd like to see endorsements for wxWidgets and possibly gtk, and maybe others?
It's not a matter of certifying that any library is better than another, just
that those API's meet certain criteria, such as completed documentation,
examples, full functionality and stability.
(What's FTW?)
> > and database.e deserves to be its own distribution.
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> How about that library that lets you interface to all databases?
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> Right now I use Matt Lewis' EuSQL quite extensively and effectively for all
> my database needs. Since all my database interface is SQL, I could change from
> EDS to [fill in the blank] whenever I please (in theory). :)
Sure, something like that may be supported as an external package, but it should
not be part of the ELF API.
Keep in mind that ELF = Eu Library _Foundation_
It will provide the base for other libraries, such as databases, gfx libs,
gui's, sockets, etc...
Chris Bensler
~ The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra ~
http://empire.iwireweb.com - Empire for Euphoria
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