> On Oct 24, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> > wrote: > > JB wrote: >> If you do get Open Language what will it do to the >> speed? They said LC8 would be good because it >> will make it easier for developers to write code in >> LC which needed to be and external before. >> >> Then after releasing it they said it is slower to use >> than a external written in C. >> >> I would prefer better lessons and examples to write >> externals if they are faster and the same goes for >> Open Language. > > That's a different but important part of the Builder language, the ability to > call OS APIs. > > I've worked with OS APIs in Pascal, C, and two xTalks, Tookbook's OpenTalk > scripting language which provides that built-in, and CompileIt for HyperTalk. > > The one thing I've learned from that is that the language you're using isn't > all that important, because no matter what you're writing in the OS you're > talking to expects C: it uses C data types and structures, provides tons of > great sample source but all in C, and requires that you think like a C > programmer, understanding and managing data in ways a good xTalk normally > insulates from even having to think about - the difference between a pointer > and a handle isn't interesting to most xTalkers, but can be essential in C. > > By the time you become fluent enough in C to understand OS APIs well enough > to use them, you've already learned enough to write in it as well. > > I'm sure that part of Builder will be very interesting for some tasks, but if > I could add to that wish list it would be to see the externals SDK made as > easy as possible to work with, including examples for each of the supported > platforms. > > Monte's done an amazing job showing off what the externals SDK can do for > extending LC. It would be great to see more people jump on board with it. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >
I fully agree with you. As for Monty I am not sure if you are talking about his externals for mobile apps. I do not have a mobile yet but when I get one I will definitely buy his externals. I do not expect him to release that code but are there other examples he has released? JB _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
