Constant 'Nonsense' about RR documentation

[Jan Schenkel]

--- jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr> wrote:
> 
> Dennis,
> 
> 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 ?
> 
> so what makes it so attractive and loveable ?
> 

While I've used a dozen programming languages, I
really like xTalk because of its sheer productivity:
it gives you many of the advantages of object-oriented
programming (the message path, as Chipp suggested, and
the handlers and properties, packaged in its
English-like object-based syntax), but without the
hassles of having to setting up a class hierarchy,
writing numerous subclasses and trying to make them
all work together even if you start moving parts
around.

With Rev you can do your project in whatever sequence
you want: design the UI, add the scripts, build script
libraries. And constantly test it without having to go
through a compile-link-start-debug cycle. Few
developer tools offer you cross-platform deployment
for MacOS, Windows and Linux without platform-checks
sprinkled throughout your code.

And the tools that offer something 'close' to what Rev
offers, either don't have all the features we take for
granted, or are far more cumbersome to use and build
the little tool that takes you just an hour or two in
Rev. Whenever I get a chance, I'll quickly toss
something together at my day job, where we use
Progress, and my colleagues are quite impressed
(except for the Delphi-lover who regards it as a toy
and always claims he can do better in just about the
same time -- suuuure)

Granted, there are a few things that Rev could add to
give us an even greater edge over our competitors, but
I think the RunRev crew are aware of those items and
working hard to code them. And I can't wait to get my
grubby little paws on those new killer versions...

Jan Schenkel.

Quartam - Tools for Revolution
<http://www.quartam.com>

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