>> But to be fair - some of the recent language additions - shared >> methods, >> static, enums, structures - all moving in the right direction and very >> welcome. > > And generally Java oriented in their basis
I get the feeling its more like C# + java. For example the computed properties ( correct me if i'm wrong ) and operator overload all are in C#. But I avoided ever learning java because if missed those things. RB seems like its taking the best from both worlds. No bad thing. > >> Plus the Ptr keyword which is appears has been hiding its light >> under a "bushel" - little mention as to its power in the language >> reference >> or release notes, but does pretty much what I wished for. > > As a Java hack for a lot of years I've never missed not having > pointers and such except when trying to access code outside Java > (even via JNI ... ick) > > For me Ptr is one of those that I'll likely use mostly for declares > and not too much else Sure - its precisely because Im currently dealing with interfacing with C++ apps that I was happy to see Ptr there. Was happy to see we can now put them in structures too, since this comes up in C++ apis a lot. > >> Seems to me its now the array issues that really need updating >> (even a rewrite ?) > > Possibly > Array that is a real "object" would be nice > And maybe an "index of" like [] might be useful > > I just doubt we'll see to many language additions wright now as > 2006R3 has enough issues without adding these sorts of language changes > Hope theyre not TOO scary!. One issue that is long overdue is lack of proper redraw in the code editor IDE pane after a compile. Its been in there for every release since RB2005 and a right pain. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
