Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.programmer:2948 comp.sys.amiga.advocacy:2254 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!manuel!ccadfa!prolix!dac From: dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au (Andrew Clayton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Hyper Functionality not provided by AREXX (LONG) Message-ID: <1909ce37.ARN1b35@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au> Date: 24 Apr 91 12:56:55 GMT References: <1991Apr22.071413.22219@agate.berkeley.edu> <2516@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> Reply-To: dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Organization: More like Mis~, really. Lines: 23 In article <2516@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>, Kent D. Polk writes: > I see no way that Arexx can provide this. AREXX is certainly nice & > provides very badly needed capabilities, but comparing AREXX to PPIPC > messaging is kind of like comparing a Hercules to a fully-armed F15 - > they serve different purposes. I don't see how you can expect Arexx to serve your specific purpose. It's a script language [a damn nice one tho!], not a compilable code generator. Which is my way of saying "I think you're being unfair." I do realise that you're NOT advocating that Arexx should be able to do these things, but even so, the purposeful manipulation of a scenario where Arexx is so clearly inadequate for the task, is quite silly. Whoever needs this as 'proof' that Arexx can't do everything is evidently braindead. Followups to comp.sys.amiga.flamewars, er, advocacy. > Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute (512) 522-2882 Dac --