Smalltalk? Now, what we need is an SDR project in Lisp. Or maybe I should start my own SDR experiment in Haskell? (No, I'm not going to do it!)
Gerald started all this in Visual Basic. Then it became C# with some plain old C for the DSP. There was a Python project going, but apparently Bob gave that up and moved into Smalltalk/Squeak. The point I'm trying to make here is that this kind of constant "evolution" can be a little overwhelming (or downright scary) to someone with not much programming experience. Please guys, don't get me wrong. I think it's simply fascinating how the SDR-1000 inspires people to come up with all these innovative concepts, be it hardware or software (or something in between like FPGA's). And I understand this latest experimental project is not intended as a replacement for the current C# console. But still, I'm fairly certain most people involved in this little SDR project don't have PhD's in computer science. Neither do I, although I am (at least superficially) familiar with countless programming languages. I simply want to warn against constantly changing the programming tools. For most people, learning Yet Another Programming Language takes a lot of time. For professional programmers, it may be a worthy investment. For non-professionals, I'm not so sure. Always remember this: You can write a bad program in any language. Having said all of the above, I must confess the Squeak environment looks interesting, and I sincerely hope something useful comes out of this. I remember Smalltalk from the 1980's, but never used it for anything real. "Small talk, a skill at which Finns are notoriously lacking, is considered suspect by definition, and is not especially valued." (http://virtual.finland.fi/ - Guide to Finnish customs and manners) 73, Sami OH2BFO On 12/28/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you feel things are getting a little heavy in the real SDR world the KISS > principal radio is starting to do things. It must be; because I stopped > writing code and started to tune around, a sure sign that something is > working. Take a peek at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/g3ukb/ . > I promise you there is just one picture and not very many words. >
