Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Heh heh. The level is not an indication of how primitive the language is. It's an indication of how abstracted from the machine language it is. Scripting is considered to be high level not because it is advances, but because it is most like human language and least like machine language. Bob

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Except, Bob, I would consider (C)rap to be what a coder writes in. No one who ever wrote assembly would consider that a low-level language in comparison to C. On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Rick Harrison via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Congratulations! > > I think

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Congratulations! I think you’ll have to wait for several years before coding education will pay off. Good luck keeping all of your hair! LOL Rick ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
My guess is, a scripter writes in a high level language like Applescript or Livecode script. A programmer writes in a mid level language like C++ or Pascal. A coder writes in a low level language like assembly. > On May 12, 2017, at 09:53 , Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode >

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
? On 5/12/17 7:00 pm, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: I hope it's a scripter, not a coder or a programmer. If you could be so kind as to explain exactly what the diffierences are between a scripter, a coder and a programmer, I, for one, would feel I could breath more easily at night :)

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
I hope it's a scripter, not a coder or a programmer. On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Devin Asay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Congratulations, Ali! > > RE a new future programmer. As they say out here in the wild, wild west > (paraphrased): > > Mommas, don’t let

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Devin Asay via use-livecode
Congratulations, Ali! RE a new future programmer. As they say out here in the wild, wild west (paraphrased): Mommas, don’t let your babies grow up to be coders, Don’t let ‘em parse text files and wade through old cruft, Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such. Apologies to Ed Bruce and Waylon

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Not exactly true. You *can* set breakpoints, but the engine simply ignores them. Bob S > On May 12, 2017, at 04:00 , pink via use-livecode > wrote: > > Well congrats Ali... remember to keep the firmware up to date and just to > warn you, there are no

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Congratulations and Eudemonia to you all Ali. Now let's see if I can use Computer metaphors,puns and word play with the rest of them ... Now the real "Programming" starts with a Finite State Ali-Gata which is a child Object Instantiation of the Parent Class. Set the garbage collector to

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread pink via use-livecode
Well congrats Ali... remember to keep the firmware up to date and just to warn you, there are no breakpoints - --- Greg (pink) Miller mad, pink and dangerous to code -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/ANN-new-team-member-tp4714718p4714761.html

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
Just to add my congrats! Life will never be the same… but it will be better! Graham > On 11 May 2017, at 18:51, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby > programmer. > > -- > Mark Wieder

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2017-05-12 Thread Ali Lloyd via use-livecode
Thanks all! He's almost 10lb already, but still no sign of sleeping 4 hours let alone through the night ;-) On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 7:12 AM Kay C Lan via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:45 AM, Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode >

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-12 Thread Kay C Lan via use-livecode
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:45 AM, Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode wrote: > > We found that at about 10 lbs, they hold enough food to sleep through the > night. > ...oh, so that why this lady waited for hers to be 16lb 4 oz:

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Roger Eller via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > on babyStartup > set babysFather to "Ali Loyd" > -- write to permanent memory > if unconditional = true then >put "love" into tForeverAndAlways > end if > end

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 05/11/2017 09:56 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: He may be the father (why 'new'; did the baby have a previous father?) Fathers are always previous to babies. of a potential programmer. Potential comes pre-programmed. To make it kinetic you have to add work. -- Mark

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 5/11/17 11:51 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby programmer. Ali, congats to you and your wife! In case you find yourself a bit overwhelmed with the new arrival, I offer some humble child-rearing tips you might

ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada via use-livecode
Congratulations, Ali! :D Blessings and Good Wishes for all in your family! Al ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
They come with just the OS, no supporting software is provided. Congratulations to Ali. Hopefully he will find that improving on LiveCode is a good way to make sleepless nights go so much faster. Regards Tore N > 11. mai 2017 kl. 19.08 skrev Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
on babyStartup set babysFather to "Ali Loyd" -- write to permanent memory if unconditional = true then put "love" into tForeverAndAlways end if end babyStartup On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Wait!

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Wait! You have to program the babies??? Bob S > On May 11, 2017, at 09:51 , Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby > programmer. > > -- > Mark Wieder > ahsoftw...@gmail.com > >

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Congratulations Ali! Is there a whisky fund where we can send donations? Phil Davis On 5/11/17 9:51 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby programmer. -- Phil Davis ___

Re: ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I doubt that very much. He may be the father (why 'new'; did the baby have a previous father?) of a potential programmer. Either way: congratulations to Ali! Richmond. On 5/11/17 7:51 pm, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby

ANN: new team member

2017-05-11 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
Word from the grapevine is that Ali Lloyd is the new father of a baby programmer. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your