[Fwd: Re: Some thoughts on future directions for BeanShell]

I keep forgetting that the reply-to does not go to the lists on sf.net ...

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [Beanshell-dev] Some thoughts on future directions for 
BeanShell
Date: 	Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:46:22 -0400
From: 	Harish Krishnaswamy <[email protected]>
To: 	Daniel Leuck <[email protected]>
References: 	<[email protected]> 
<[email protected]>



+1 on the "scripty features". That is certainly the one thing I miss 
from the other scripting languages.

-Harish

Daniel Leuck wrote:

>Hi Slava,
>
>  
>
>>Is JDK 1.1 compatibility still important? I think it could simplify
>>the code a little to not have to maintain it.
>>    
>>
>
>I think its time to stop supporting 1.1.  1.2 was released in 1998!  1.3 was
>released in early 2000 (I don't recall the month.)  The use of collections
>will improve performance and make the code much nicer.  I favor setting 1.3
>as the base.  People that need 1.1 or 1.2 support can always use older
>versions of BeanShell.
>
>  
>
>>- I don't want BeanShell to become too big or complex; I'd prefer it to
>>stick to Java syntax and sematics as closely as possible.
>>    
>>
>
>I certainly agree it shouldn't become "big or complex".  As you know, I
>favor adding a few scripty features (still very readable to Java
>programmers) which can be turned off in strict Java mode, but if I am in the
>minority I might provide these in a branch.
>
>Cheers,
>Dan
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Slava Pestov" <[email protected]>
>To: <beanshell-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>;
><beanshell-developers-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:11 AM
>Subject: [Beanshell-dev] Some thoughts on future directions for BeanShell
>
>
>  
>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I have some thoughts I wanted to share, and get feedback on.
>>
>>- I'll mostly be contributing bug fixes and performance enhancements.
>>
>>- Is JDK 1.1 compatibility still important? I think it could simplify
>>the code a little to not have to maintain it.
>>
>>- I don't want BeanShell to become too big or complex; I'd prefer it to
>>stick to Java syntax and sematics as closely as possible.
>>
>>- I'd like to merge a few changes from the jEdit BeanShell; I'll post
>>patches tomorrow for review.
>>
>>-- 
>>Slava Pestov
>>
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