Strict is in; lax is out

[Erik Beugelaar]

I have recently decided to learn LCB because I believe the making of
LiveCode widgets could give me and others a nice extra income.
So for me it started with refreshing my C language but the most ridicule
step I made is to start learning Functional Programming (in Haskell) aside
because of the raising blockchain technology.

Functional Programming will be the big next thing in IT for decades.

Shortly, In my opinion you should always have a good knowledge of C (strict
typed) because it is the mother of all languages and you should learn
Haskell (or any other FP language like F# etc) because I think the long
waited Open Language support in LiveCode will definitely contain some of
both techniques.

Just my two cents...
 
Erik


-----Original Message-----
From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of me at jerrydaniels.com
Sent: maandag 22 augustus 2016 22:40
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Subject: Re: Strict is in; lax is out

Exactly, Mike. I remembered the exclamation mark. But I was exercising my
laxness.

On Aug 22, 2016, 3:36 PM -0500, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>,
wrote:
> I was going to mention CompileIt! and Double-XX!, as well (you forgot 
> the exclamation points). I wasn't overjoyed with the restrictions, but 
> I was at not having to use Think C to make externals, any more.
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 4:30 PM, <me at jerrydaniels.com> wrote:
>
> > With builder the LC platform is becoming almost like a meta OS. 
> > Before it was great at the high an mid level. Now we get lower level 
> > and extensibility.
> >
> > I felt the same way when CompileIt came along for HyperCard. Like 
> > then, I have no interest in foregoing LC scripting.
> >
> > On Aug 22, 2016, 3:21 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin 
> > <ambassador at fourthworld.com>,
> > wrote:
> > > Richmond wrote:
> > >
> > > > language: something that Livecode has inherited. Please do not 
> > > > chuck that out.
> > >
> > > Nothing to worry about, Richmond. LiveCode Script and LiveCode 
> > > Builder are different languages for different purposes.
> > >
> > > As an extensibility subsystem, LC Builder benefits from being more 
> > > restrictive, hopefully one day compilable to machine language. Its 
> > > role is as a replacement for things that might otherwise require 
> > > C, not for things that would be done in LiveCode Script.
> > >
> > > As the main glue for brining components together and building 
> > > apps, LiveCode Script will retain its essential flavor.
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Fourth World Systems
> > > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the 
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