I'm back. We're really cooking with gas now, boys.
There have been quite a few posts, so please holler if you think I haven't addressed any points raised.
Promotion/Advertising: I still think this is an issue, because as Josh mentions, popular libraries don't offer bindings. So I'm going to add the specific issue of 'support from 3rd party libraries'.
Audio: Keep arguing about this one. I'm not sure whether it needs to go on the list, but I don't know anything about the issue.
'Import does not handle cross dependencies','Garbage collector doesn't handle circular refs', 'Lack of method callbacks' : These will all go on the list.
I'm not going to add the 'all data types aren't objects' because I think it would impact the speed of the code generated. I'm open to attempts to convince me otherwise.
Debugger: Yeah I'm not expecting VC standards of debugging, but what we have is poor and bust IMO.
Dynamic types: What do you mean by this, jsp? Sounds like something that could slow the language down?
There have been quite a few posts, so please holler if you think I haven't addressed any points raised.
4. Poor built in IDE. <No don't spend time on this, Mark!!!> Solution: Official support for CE IDE.
The CE IDE is just as bad, so I don't see how it'd help.
Okay, we all know the Blump doesn't pull any punches, and no offence to the guys who have put a lot of effort in, but in reality I have to agree the CE IDE is not brilliant when I think about it. I say this from the standpoint of someone who has only booted it up a couple of times, so I'm sure there are a lot of behind-the-scenes improvements I'm unaware of. Still, it's not an ideal solution, but it's all I can think of at the moment.The CE IDE is just as bad, so I don't see how it'd help.
Promotion/Advertising: I still think this is an issue, because as Josh mentions, popular libraries don't offer bindings. So I'm going to add the specific issue of 'support from 3rd party libraries'.
Audio: Keep arguing about this one. I'm not sure whether it needs to go on the list, but I don't know anything about the issue.
'Import does not handle cross dependencies','Garbage collector doesn't handle circular refs', 'Lack of method callbacks' : These will all go on the list.
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Que?I'm not going to add the 'all data types aren't objects' because I think it would impact the speed of the code generated. I'm open to attempts to convince me otherwise.
Debugger: Yeah I'm not expecting VC standards of debugging, but what we have is poor and bust IMO.
Dynamic types: What do you mean by this, jsp? Sounds like something that could slow the language down?