Python vs. VB

[Quinn Dunkan]

On Thu, 20 May 1999 12:02:36 GMT, Jason Trenouth <jason at harlequin.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 19 May 1999 12:26:49 GMT, "Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com>
>wrote:
>
>> > Use one language for both time intensive execution and for high speed
>> > development: Dylan.
>> 
>> looks we've finally got our own scott raney ;-)
>
>Who is Scott Raney?
>
>(I realize I've probably crossed a Netiquette line, but)
>
>I just thought I'd take time out to let scripters know that they don't have to
>choose between efficient compilation and interactive development. You can have
>your cake and eat it too.
>
>__Jason

I'd love to try Dylan, and I'm sure a lot of other people would too, but the
windows thing is a problem (and gwydion is Not Quite There Yet).  So is
Harlequin planning on unix ports?  Something like Franz's common lisp: free
unix version for non-commercial with only toplevel and compiler, pay the price
and get fancy debugger, ide, COM/CORBA, etc.  Or an Aladdin-like
release-old-versions-under-free-license?  I think it would be pretty
difficult for dylan to catch on in the scripting world with no unix options.
I gather there was once a version in common lisp that ran under unices?

BTW my brother works at harlequin on dylan in seattle :)