The eminent historical fact is that HyperCard (still) is psycologically (and intellectually) magical, while RunTime, and also LiveCode, it seems, attempt to reduce all of it to technicalities. And although we live by technicalities, nobody reaches but for magic in his dreams. Cut the threads back and down to HyperCard completely and RT and LC vanish...
Sendt fra min iPhone > 30. mai 2018 kl. 11:02 skrev Keith Martin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > >> On 29 May 2018, at 17:57, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: >> >> Ever since Hypercard I have loved the "do something to something else with >> some other things" approach, and also that I don't have to worry about >> variable typing, declaration and scope. > > Amen brother! This is an important part of the magic of xTalk – we should > never forget just how magic-like it really is. > > k > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
