Frank wrote >> This isn't an either or proposition. Adding support for "x = 1" would have no impact on the RR IDE. It would have no impact on your ability to use "put 1 into x" all you want. It would have no impact on you, or anyone else using RR today. But it would make my life easier. And, I believe, it would make RR an easier sell into organizations staffed by professional programmers and computer-scientists.
Thanks for listening. << Thanks for bringing up this idea. Rev is one of the most enjoyable forms of programming I have done in 20 years, but I appreciate you bringing up these suggestions. It has been an interesting discussion. Whilst I (mostly) would not use the c-like syntax, if it can be added without causing confusion, then I think you are right that it would help to provide a familiar 'handle' to those used to the c-like languages. If Rev is always aimed at being accessible to beginning programmers as a foundational principle, I think it is going to be regarded as un-professional by IT departments. One thing I liked in a competing product I looked at a few years ago (I can't remember the name now) was that the menu of the IDE had an option for selecting the complexity of the view - something like 'simple', 'detailed', 'advanced'. As it started up in 'simple' mode, it was very easy to get an initial overview without being overwhelmed. Once I had grasped the essence of what it could do, I could change the complexity of the IDE to increase my understanding - moving up the complexity levels revealed its power. I think if Metacard had had this facility 5 years ago, I would have used it 4 years earlier :-) Whenever one is learning a powerful and complex new environment, I think it is advantageous to be able to start it in 'simple mode', and let the user switch to the level that they feel comfortable with. Professionals could start it up, select 'advanced' to see a complex environment. Maybe the docs could also be sensitive to the complexity level and provide c-syntax. Just my 2pence Bernard. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution