[lazarus] new adventure

[Chris Storah]

You could always say VB...or Sinclair ZX80 BASIC :)

Seriously...
>single most powerfull
Depends on what you need it for...try writing Device drivers in M (Mumps)

>well designed
Doesn't mean it will be useful

my penny's worth... since I don't have a cent ;)
For cross-compilation, it may be an idea to produce something that compiles
to a pseudo-code which can then be run by an interpreter/compiler on any
system ... no more .EXE or .RUN files or #defines, just a format that can be
run on any system. Ah, then again that is what P-code is on UCSD Pascal (not
sure if it has come away from that nowadays).

I don't think a single language can give everything that people want,
because when it comes down to it, it is personal taste. I use a variety of
languages depending on my needs C++ at work, Pascal or C++/C at home, Mumps
when I have to support my old code at work, Assembler when I need to write
embedded software, HTML for web based coding ... I could go on, but you get
the idea.

Never used Python - I assumed it was a script language! May give it a try
sometime depending on whether it is of use to me.

>What would you guys rate as the single most powerfull/well designed
language?
Ada - I hate it, but have to admit it is well designed and powerfull : of
course it is of no use to me because someone would have to support my code
:)


Chris

P.S. I still can't get Lazarus to compile on Win32, but that's another
thread

-----Original Message-----
From: Alexandre Grenier [mailto:al.g at sympatico.ca]
Sent: 17 December 1999 06:31
To: lazarus at miraclec.com
Subject: Re: [lazarus] new adventure



----- Original Message -----
From: Baeseman, Cliff <Cliff.Baeseman at greenheck.com>
To: <lazarus at miraclec.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [lazarus] new adventure


> No I am not dropping lazarus. I still hold the QT lib for lazarus it would
> not be right for
> me to hold up that now would it.
>
> I just build a new development box and loaded 6.1 on it. I am now busy
> getting things
> back in order before jumping back in. I am still working python builder in
> the mean time also. I am not a language fanatic but I enjoy writing in
just
> about every thing from Python to assembler. I do not do well when tied to
a
> project for a long time. I have to jump back and forth between the two to
> help keep up my interest.
>
> Cliff

Maybe we should develop a new language that simply kicks ass ;o)
I am learning perl right now.. and wow.. that language is incredible! So
flexible...
I bet a think tank of thinkers that know a lot of languages could develop
the smartest most flexible, powerfull, efficient language ever.. taking in
consideration the needs for shell-like scripts, CLI programs, CGI, DataBase,
RAD.... etc =o)

What would you guys rate as the single most powerfull/well designed
language?

Alex


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