[openbeos] Re: our own language -- sure
- From: "10thart@xxxxxxxxxxx" <10thart@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:28:42 -0000
Hi all!
Instead of create Yet-Another-Language-RAD-or-not, why can't serious effort
be put into get Java language and platform working on BeOS? The amount of
"goodies" in applications and software we would inherit would be worth the
development effort.
Just my two euros..... =]
Col.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Reinhold" <danielr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 1:21 PM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: our own language -- sure
> Should we have a RAD programming tool in OBOS?
> <sarcasm> Heavens no, we wouldn't want extra functionality on our
> platform!!!</sarcasm>
>
> Umm... at the risk of stating the obvious... it would clearly be a
> benefit to have such a language. How can you argue against something
> that adds value and takes nothing away? It's a no-brainer. Maybe some
> uber-geeks on this list wouldn't care to use such a tool, but that's
> fine, they can safely ignore it. After all, none of us feel compelled
> to download and use every app that shows up on BeBits, do we?
>
> So I think the question "should we have our own language?" is really
> asking "is it worth the effort to create our own language?". Well,
> who's effort? That's the real rub. Such an undertaking would be alot of
> work. Any takers? I thought not.
>
> Seriously, if there's any programmer on this list who find this to be
> an irresistable idea and has the chops (and willingness) to implement a
> RAD programming tool for OBOS, by all means, roll up your sleeves and
> start cracking. No one's going to stop you. And if you succeed, you'll
> undoubtedly be a hero to many a non-geek user out there (and probably
> more than few geek ones too -- if they'd actually admit it).
>
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