to me this is a question of productivity: I have to learn a language that does not give me any benefits over those I am already familiar
Look a little harder, Marc.
Productivity?
How many lines of C does it take to replicate the functionality of the "new stack" and "new card" commands?
How many lines of C does it take to "get word 3 of item 6 of line 17 of someText?
Can you change a library routine, replace the library file, and rerun all your C applications that use the library without relinking & redistributing the standalone? I can & do with Transcript.
I've programmed professionally in FORTRAN, DYL-260, RPG II, COBOL, Basic, PL/1, Pascal, Modula, C, FlexWare, HyperTalk, & Transcript. IMFO, C rates below PL/1, Pascal, Modula, HyperTalk, & Transcript.
You won't appreciate the benefits of Transcript until you become more familiar with it. The C way of doing things is not the only way, and I submit it is not the best way available.
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Rob Cozens CCW, Serendipity Software Company http://www.oenolog.net/who.htm
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