I think your first example could be the "create stack" command. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 10:29 PM, Devin Asay wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> In trying to explain to students how high level languages such as LiveCode >> can make development faster, I would like to give concrete examples of how >> single-line LC commands actually execute dozens of C++ commands in the >> engine. For example, a simple one-liner like: >> >> show field "demo" with visual effect dissolve >> >> Must have lots of lines of compiled C code behind it. Does anyone have any >> concrete examples? >> > > NO, I most definitely don't; having skillfully avoided learning anything > except high-level > languages after my "adventure" with PASCAL in 1985. > > The reason I have avoided learning low-level languages is that I can see no > real > advantage in investing lots of time and effort in learning them when I can > achieve > the same sort of thing with much less time and effort with Livecode. > > Set your students down in front of the sort of machine I have just > "invested" in for > my son, who has to 'do' PASCAL at school (although, if truth be known, I > suspect > PASCAL will 'do' him rather than the other way round; i.e. turn him very > effectively > right off programming) - a Pentium 2 with 32 MB RAM - and FreeDOS + GEM GUI > and let them play around with PASCAL and try to create anything vaguely > visual. > > The plonk them down in front of a more modern achine with a more modern OS > and let them play around with Livecode. > > That should suffice! > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Do all things with love _______________________________________________ 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
