Hi Laurie,
Nicely stated. My response was strictly for "trouble making" purposes.
I had this discussion with myself:
Me: My preference for VB/A is because it's the language that I have the most
experience in.
Myself: Yes but the reason you have the most experience in it is because you
like using it best. Especially the graphical interface part.
Me: But truthfully I never really gave learning DCL much effort.
Myself: Learning to create graphical interfaces in VBA took almost no time.
So why struggle learning DCL?
Me: Lisp is just another tool to do the same tasks.
Myself: I agree with me. It's like a hand saw does a terrific job cutting
wood just like a CNC panel saw does.
Me: Is that sarcasm? Implying that lisp is old fashioned?
Myself: I don't think so. You can't cut an opening in a wall to deliver your
new CNC saw with the CNC saw. It takes a tool with different capabibilities.
Like a hand saw.
Me: So what are you saying? because I'm confused now.
Myself: Maybe if you didn't talk to myself I wouldn't be confused.
I'll get in trouble for this but - Lisp is like a Ford and VB/A is like a
BMW. Both can get you somewhere. But if both are sitting there and you have
the keys which one would you choose? You can do stuff in a BMW that you
can't do in a Ford. Provided, of course, you aren't concerned about the
apholstery.
There. I said it.
Mark
"Laurie Comerford" wrote in message
news:416d9f07_2@newsprd01...
> Hi Mark,
>
> All programming languages are simply tools to do something. In my
> observations blanket statements that they are "useless" - "wonderful" etc.
> usually relate to the writer's own skills with them and have very little
to
> do with the language itself.
>
> I write mostly in VBA because the help files are very extensive and the
> editor is elegant compared with the other editors available for
programming
> AutoCAD. After programming in Basic based languages since the early
1980's
> I also have a good feel for the language.
>
> When my knowledge of VBA doesn't allow me to do what I want and lisp can,
> then I use lisp or scripting or menu commands etc. If I still can't do it,
> then I either don't do it or seek help.
>
> My only complaint against all these languages is that they aren't self
> writing and documenting from my initial idea.
>
> --
>
>
> Laurie Comerford
> CADApps
> www.cadapps.com.au
>
>
> "Mark Johnston" wrote in message
> news:416d3b21$1_2@newsprd01...
> > Hi Laurie,
> >
> > > Do you think I would have gone to the effort of devising this if a
knew
> an
> > > alternative ?
> >
> > Sure, you might have gone to the effort if you really liked lisp. :)
> >
> > >
> > > However, that said, what's wrong with Lisp ?
> >
> > Don't get me started.
> >
> > Respectfully,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
>
>
