[OT] HyperNext
The other day somebody took umbrage (wow; that feels good; haven't used umbrage for about 20 years) at my suggesting that the music channels in HyperNext were the work of one man, but came as part of the package of Real BASIC with which HyperNext is constructed. Maybe so . . . The same respondent stated that the programming language of HyperNext WAS RBScript; this is not strictly true: HyperNext can be scripted in RBScript, but its native language is 'HyperNext script'. How far these two scripting languages differ I cannot say; however it is claimed on the HyperNext site that the HyperNext script works more quickly than RBScript in the context of HyperNext. c.f: http://www.tigabyte.com/hnfiles/rescreator.html under 13 Circles. see comparisons of the 2 languages here: http://www.tigabyte.com/hnfiles/faqs.html#faqHyperNext HyperNext seems to be a language which compiles to RBScript (a sort of Metalanguage): HyperNext is the main programming language in HyperNext Creator and Developer. It is a full high-level language with over 1000 keywords that allows a programmer to control user interaction, develop complex algorithms, call plugins, and create/run RBscripts. Why am I bothering to point this out when: 1. I am not using HyperNext, and not championing it. 2. Feel little or no motivation to swap from RunRev to HyperNext. Because Hypernext is an achievement of a different order to RunRev insofar that it is the creation of one man. It may, eventually, be a contender against RunRev in the Educational software development stakes. I hope it really gets going; mainly, admittedly, to stimulate RunRev. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: [OT] HyperNext
Richmond Mathewson wrote: Because Hypernext is an achievement of a different order to RunRev insofar that it is the creation of one man. Who is Scott Raney? True, once he started porting to non-UNIX systems the MetaCard engine used the assistance of more people, and under RunRev more still, but I think Raney did an admirable job of putting together the foundation of the engine and taking it as far as he did, which AFAIK in those early years was a solo effort. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com revJournal blog: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: [OT] HyperNext
Anyone knows what Scott is working on, today, when he is not a sailor ? Kind Regards, Pierre Le 23 mai 2010 à 21:37, Richard Gaskin a écrit : Who is Scott Raney? True, once he started porting to non-UNIX systems the MetaCard engine used the assistance of more people, and under RunRev more still, but I think Raney did an admirable job of putting together the foundation of the engine and taking it as far as he did, which AFAIK in those early years was a solo effort. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com revJournal blog: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Pierre Sahores mobile : (33) 6 03 95 77 70 www.wrds.com www.sahores-conseil.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
