Hello all What is the latest status of SNOBOL operators in Unicon? Did I see recently a release note or forum message stating that the newest builds have now integrated it as a beta feature?
I have read the SNOBOL tutes and have practiced the example code, so I understand the concept of the "pattern data type", deferred execution marked with *, the conditional and immediate assignment operators, various built-ins like ARB etc, and the ability to assign new contents into the subject string. I've also read the document describing the experimental features built into Unicon. I think what's missing in my brain is a deep feeling for how the SNOBOL approach is supposed to be superior. Put that down to lack of writing a real project using SNOBOL I guess. At present I'm still puzzled as to what benefits it would /really/ bring to my work. Clinton, I see from a message dated 19th August 2009, you said "However, it is both more concise and runs a lot faster than string scanning" and I would be interested to see some exposition of this. Is there any sizable sample code beyond the PDF showing competing solutions? Also I'd like to comment on the syntax, although I'm sure I won't be saying anything that's not already known. The syntax is inconsistent and clunky the way it stands. Sure, there's some conflict with existing Unicon operators, but I'm a bit puzzled by the inconsistency between some of the chosen operator symbols. However until I actually try to use it, I can't pretend to offer better! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ Unicon-group mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unicon-group
