On 19/11/2009, at 9:57 AM, Erick Tryzelaar wrote: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:01 PM, john skaller > <skal...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, it's very Felixy :) >>> >>> Hard to compete with google :) > > Indeed. I think if it didn't have google, or folks like Ken Thompson, > it probably wouldn't get the buzz it got. It's an interesting language > though. I'm jealous that they're able to specify types without using > ':', but it's a little odd reading variable definition like: > > var foo int = 5;
It's a serious mistake IMHO. > >> however Felix is a MUCH more advanced language. >> Go doesn't have any polymorphism! > > Yeah, I don't see too much new stuff they're doing beyond the > goroutines and interfaces. For instance, here's a nice written > comparison: > > http://www.cowlark.com/2009-11-15-go/ > > Seems like it's mostly an attempt to just clean up C, which in my > opinion wouldn't be enough to really attract much attention from > people. Of course, they've got big names behind it, so they may be > able to get over that initial hurdle. > > It's a shame they didn't just come over and work on felix :) The probably didn't know about it, and of course Felix lacks coherent documentation, and will go nowhere until that is fixed (and probably not even then :) -- john skaller skal...@users.sourceforge.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Felix-language mailing list Felix-language@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/felix-language
