On Nov 27, 2005, at 5:47 PM, jbv wrote:
Ok that's fine... but still I'm wondering : what (if anything) makes Transcript different from other languages (beside its "almost" plain english syntax ? Doesn't it feature variables, loops, if-then-else structures, arrays, functions, etc. just like so many other languages ?
Speaking as a beginner & ignoramus, but one who's used other languages for a variety of grow-your-own projects for many years, I'd say it really *is* different, and the superficial similarities (the kinds function calls and if-clauses any language, right down to ASM, needs) are misleading.
It's the message path that dominates everything, I think. When you keep it in mind you tend to make right decisions about design, large and small. When you forget about it, you don't just do inefficient work, you paint yourself into deeply bafflling corners.
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