Re: Stupid Newbie-sounding question.
irv mullins wrote:
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> Derek Parnell wrote:
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> > This is true. And there is the trade off - speed & flexibility against
> > structure and complexity. Think of it in terms of a bicycle without
> > training wheels and one with training wheels 
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> Let's ignore for the moment the fact that certain kinds of structure
> and complexity may actually make the coding experience more flexible
> and less complex, and tackle the issue of speed:
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> > RDS has chosen speed. Meaning that the coder has more responsibility to
> > provide quality assurance than the translator does. Yes this does mean
> > more work for the coder and better discipline.
> >
> > Would you prefer a slower Euphoria if it had structures, strings and
> > an improved type system? If so, you may have to wait until v2.5 comes out
> > and someone adds these to the slower version.
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> My impression is that RDS cares far too much about speed, and too little
> for other factors which may be more important to the bulk of users.
> That might explain why the same languages which RDS proclaims to be
> "10 to 30 times" slower than Euphoria also happen to be 10 to 30
> (or maybe 100) times more popular.
>
> And even if speed was an overriding concern when Euphoria was
> designed, surely it isn't all that important anymore, when even
> the cheap WalMart price-busters run at 2.7 ghz.
Firstly, I agree with you totally. My opinion is that Euphoria is more
than fast enough for any of the application for which I would choose to
use it. Making it 50% slower would still leave it more than fast enough.
Secondly, I'm not trying to suggest that RDS is either right or wrong. I'm
just stating what I believe to be objective facts without adding any bias
in any direction. Maybe I'm not so good at doing that though
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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
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