Re: LC & Java

Trevor, thanks for your response. Of course you are right - and I do appreciate that there are many talented and hardworking people working on all this stuff and that LiveCoders as a whole will benefit, and some are already benefitting. I suppose it’s hard, given a pretty large chunk of a lifeti

Re: LC & Java

On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 7:43 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Perhaps I don’t quite know what is being expressed here, but nevertheless > I think it chimes with the feeling I have when I see stuff on this list > about linting, github, even LCB. It’s an a

Re: LC & Java

I wouldn't call it the past. I would call it taking the scenic route because it's more pleasant than the interstate, and less crowded, and also because oddly enough you get where you want to go much quicker! :-) As far as things being in the past, everything is in the past except now... wait no

Re: LC & Java

Perhaps I don’t quite know what is being expressed here, but nevertheless I think it chimes with the feeling I have when I see stuff on this list about linting, github, even LCB. It’s an alien world. It may also be the future. Increasingly I realise I belong to the past. Is it time to stop tryin

Re: LC & Java

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 bac

Re: LC & Java

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 th

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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. These are all issues that (I assume) you will have to accomodate with Javascript, along with it's syntax "vari

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Thank you for the links and suggestions Gentlemen i will look at them and see how far i can get with my study of Livecode & Javascript together. I'm not sure what about it I have disliked. maybe i'll fall in love with it Thanks again On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 8:45 PM, Mark Wieder via use-

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On 05/21/2018 04:58 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Tom Glod wrote: > I totally meant JavaScript There's a ton of stuff on the web, but sorting the signal from the noise can be hard. I'm still fond of JavaScript: The Good Parts

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Tom Glod wrote: > I totally meant JavaScript For the complete beginner I've found the Head First series from O'Reilly good: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027065.do For intermediate scripters I love O'Reilly's "cookbook" series: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033455.do There's

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The LiveCode cheat sheet for JavaScript is probably a good thing to look at. That will show some of the common syntax elements. On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 6:25 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I totally meant JavaScript > > On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 6:31 PM, Richar

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I totally meant JavaScript On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 6:31 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Tom Glod wrote: > > > ...Browser...Java... > > Did you mean JavaScript? > > No relationship to Java other than a short-sighted marketing decision at > Netscape 25

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Tom Glod wrote: > ...Browser...Java... Did you mean JavaScript? No relationship to Java other than a short-sighted marketing decision at Netscape 25 years ago. JavaScript is the language supported by all browsers. Java is an important language for server-side use, and occasionally some GUI

LC & Java

Hi folks, For whatever reason I really hate Java..;) and I've been avoiding it like the plaque. I would like to get over this because I will need it going forward to maximize my use of LC, Widgets & Browser content. Can anyone point me to a way that i can learn about how LC works with Java?

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Ooopspremature send.Thank you for any links or ideas. On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Tom Glod wrote: > Hi folks, > > For whatever reason I really hate Java..;) and I've been avoiding it > like the plaque. I would like to get over this because I will need it > going forward to maxi