[Edu-sig] Microsoft's KPL

[Arthur]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: edu-sig-bounces at python.org [mailto:edu-sig-bounces at python.org] On
> Behalf Of Dethe Elza
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:42 PM
> To: Guido van Rossum
> Cc: edu-sig at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Microsoft's KPL
> 
> I've taken a cursory look at KPL.  It appear very similar to Basic,
> but exposing the .Net libraries.  I guess now that VisualBasic has
> become another syntax for C#, they needed a new Basic for scripting.
> It has top-level functions for playing sounds, getting screen
> information, handling sprites, math, pen (shapes and color).  Kind of
> like combining a subset of DrawBot and PyGame, but backed by .Net
> instead of the Standard Library.

I just devoted a few minutes to downloading it for a look see.

It seemed to install flawlessly.

The first thing I did was pull up the BouncingBall.kpl "learning program"
and hit the "go" icon.

And it bombed.

"""
Checking your programs for erros
No errors found
Running program BouncingBall.kpl
BouncingBal.kpl Line 26 - Main->LoadSprite Method not found....
"""

Of course in this kind of heavyweight environment I don't have a clue of
what the issue is and - more significantly - a clue on how to get a clue.

I find it hateful, but was expecting to.

I've uninstalled.

Art




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