Re: PP Lament Results

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <Cwts15.6MA@tiamet.uucp>, Ken O Burtch <ken@tiamet.uucp> wrote:
> 
> g. Why learn an oddball language when the IIgs isn't forever? (D. Empson)
> 
>    I added the cross-compiling features to compensate for the "oddball"-
>    ness of the language.  Just because you write a program in Pegasus
>    Pascal doesn't mean that you're software is orphaned on the IIgs.

No, but it would mean that I have to continue using the IIgs as a
development platform.  If I went to a more powerful computer, it seems
rather odd to have to use a cross-compiler running on a slow platform
to write programs for a fast one!

> j. Most are comfortable with the languages they are using. (David Empson)
> 
>    So why aren't IIgs applications written in Applesoft?

Because you can't!  I was talking about IIgs programmers who are
already writing IIgs programs in native IIgs languages.

If Applesoft programs want to start programming the IIgs to its full
capabilities, Pegasus Pascal may be a very good product for them.

>    Inertia is no excuse: is anyone really comfortable grappling around
>    with curly brackets in C, or having typos taken as legitimate
>    commands?

Yes.  I _like_ curly brackets.  :-)
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David Empson
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