well if my 2p are worth at least 2p to you, do it in ansi C if you want anyone to use it. The advantages of portability and general comprehensability outweigh some fun features that nonstandard extensions may have. I like SNOBOL but I would avoid inflicting it on other people.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian M. Cepel Sent: 26 August 2004 21:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [abcusers] ABCp proof of concept Steven Bennett wrote: >Jeff Szuhay wrote: > > >>Uh... Objective-C? :-P >> >>(Oh, I couldn't help myself. You can slap me for that one), >> >> > >I wouldn't slap you for that -- I almost answered the same thing >myself, but I suspect I would have meant it more seriously... <grin> > >Objective-C was a big surprise to me when I was forced to learn it for >a Mac programming contract. For a language which is basically standard >C with a very small set of extensions to add OO support, it's both easy >to use and surprisingly powerful. It took me only a couple of months >to go from being a big C++ fan to being an even bigger Objective-C fan. >I now use C++ only when forced to do so -- it's *so* limited and >awkward in comparison. > > Yes.. This is EXACTLY the post I was trying to remember. Thank you. So how about it guys... a consensus on Straight ANSI C, or Objective-C for the parser. I'm going to see if I can change the unix name of AlphabetSoup to abcP or ABCp on sourceforge. Which do you guys like better? Feel free to login and join up. //Christian -- || Christian Marcus Cepel | And the wrens have returned & [EMAIL PROTECTED] icq:12384980 | are nesting; In the hollow of 371 Crown Point, Columbia, MO | that oak where his heart once 65203-2202 573.999.2370 | had been; And he lifts up his Computer Support Specialist, Sr. | arms in a blessing; For being University of Missouri-Columbia | born again. --Rich Mullins To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
