I have to make a correction: "may be" -> "will be"...

I'm starting to dislike KiXtart: even though it has some nice builtin functions for use in logon scripts, it does lack a LOT...

I've become used to more high level languages, or even not so high level but with more descriptive error messages and better debuggers...

And this particular KixGolf edition served to show that we can't even rely on floating point! Having written the exact same program in Perl and KiXtart, KiXtart's version fails a LOT...

Even though I tried to "ignore" some of KiXtart's "missing" features, I don't like being "tied up"... Everywhere I turn to make something other than the most basic things, KiXtart won't do it... [Frown]

These last 2 KixGolf contests served to show me one thing: doing some major KiXtart development, as I was planning to, would be a MAJOR pain, and I've become used to making the computer work for me, as opposed to having to work for the computer... [Smile]

Also, I've managed to convince my boss that we should buy ScriptLogic's software, and so I won't be needing to do any KiXtart programming at all! If I ever need a small script, I'll do it in Perl or maybe Python (learning this one now...)

That's the main reason why I'm leaving. After all, if not "KiXtarting", there's no reason to stay in a KiXtart BB!!

As a sidenote: I don't think I'll complete the game script, after all: I am already running at 400+ and it's still missing the parentheses and test condition! And those two will surely add another 100+ keystrokes. Also, my weekend is going to be somewhat busy (got to go for tonight).

[ 21. September 2002, 03:15: Message edited by: Fernando Madruga ]
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