Infinite LiveCode - Message from CEO

Sat May 14 06:00:19 EDT 2016

Some math of me ;-)

(define infinite_liveCode (lambda(livecode_members)
	(lambda(pledge) (* livecode_members pledge))
               ))

Fill in the parameters above by yourself and RunRev is not asking this time too much to accomplish this:

– You’ll be able to wrap complex C libraries on any platform. (You can access C in Builder today however the syntax for doing it is fairly basic.)
– You’ll be able to access Java libraries on Android and Objective-C on iOS & Mac OS
– We’ll complete the set of features for working with each of these languages to make it easy for you to work with them all.
– We’ll extend the basic Widget Building Course. Together we will build a new native field object for iOS and Android with a full set of lessons, Google hangouts and source code. That will form a template that you can use to wrap any other native platform control.
– We’ll do the same and build together a new wrapper around SQLite, again on all platforms.
– And finally, we’ll wrap the audio recording APIs on all platforms in the same way. All of this will be documented and reusable.

If everybody who is reading this list pledging approx 50 bucks will bring us all more ways to extend the LiveCode platform which is already a long story (esp. regarding to the Android missing external SDK) which now can be stopped (I hope).

Kind regards,
Erik 

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On 14/05/16 11:01, "use-livecode on behalf of RM" <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>On 14.05.2016 11:40, Monte Goulding wrote:
>> I'm not overly fond of the direction this conversation is going. Us v them is unproductive and there are many benefits to the platform for going open source.
>>
>>> AND, as to "complaining"; I often wonder where one draws the lines between "complaints"
>>> positive criticism and negative criticism.
>> I would draw the line on complaints v positive criticism at whether it is a well written bug report. It's not hard to work out why it is less constructive to raise issues elsewhere. Negative criticism would be things like unnecessary negative statements about new versions of the platform on your Facebook page about learning it...
>
>If that "jibe" is directed at me you might like to reflect on the nature 
>and the target audience of my Facebook page:
>
>https://www.facebook.com/RMLCclasses/?fref=nf
>
>This is a support page for the classes I teach every summer to to 
>children between 8/9 and 16 who have
>NO experience of programming at all.
>
>It is also being followed by approx. 15 kids (that's the number who have 
>reverted to me so I am aware of them)
>  outwith Bulgaria who are using those examples offered there to learn 
>Livecode themselves.
>
>The comment to which you no doubt refer: "While Livecode is supposedly 
>"Stable" it is really NOT ready for use, so best left alone at present."
>
>is only there because I am well aware that children getting ready to 
>attend my classes this summer will go to the download page and see
>Livecode 8. Should they download Livecode 8 they will be faced with 
>something that is far more complex than Livecode 7. It is not suitable
>for the Summer classes I shall be teaching this summer, both because of 
>the complexity I referred to, and the fact that it is not as stable as 
>Livecode 7.
>
>This is NOT negative criticism, this is a message tailored for a certain 
>audience.
>
>I will consider, next year, should I conduct summer programming classes 
>then, introducing children to Livecode 8 on the last class
>of their course.
>
>Teaching people how to drive a articulated lorry with a gear stick that 
>coupled with a splitter allows one 16 gears is daft if they, first,
>haven't learnt how to drive a salon car. Especially if the artic. lorry 
>has a small problem with some of its synchro-mesh.
>
>That is NOT a negative criticism, it is a statement of informed opinion.
>
>Here's an example of negative criticism: "The heads-up display in the 
>Toyota Sprongo is useless."
>
>It is negative both because it uses a word that stops one dead in one's 
>tracks, and offers no suggestions as to how one might
>sort that problem out.
>
>"Not ready for use" leaves the door open, that, in time, the thing will 
>be ready for use.
>
>One thing that you may be unaware of is that I am an educator with many 
>years experience of working with children, and
>while I may be capable of all sorts of clever things, that is probably 
>because at the age of 54 and buckets of study I have built
>up a body of knowledge which the average 10 year old does not possess. 
>So I cut my coat to suit those children on that Facebook page.
>
>Best, Richmond.
>>
>> Monte
>>
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