Sorry to resurrect a threat that lived so long ago, but I thought this study might be of use to Devin (although it is not specifically focusing on Livecode, it does contrast the productivity of scripting languages with compiled languages).
http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/prechelt/Biblio/jccpprtTR.pdf Since the report is from an academic enviornment, it might be quite appropriate for Devin's students. Bernard On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Devin Asay <devin_a...@byu.edu> 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? I may end up directing this to the mother ship, but > thought I'd try here first. > > Thanks, > > Devin _______________________________________________ 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
