Comments on: On the Importance of Programming Language Popularity http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ali http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-113 Ali Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:27:26 +0000 http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-113 I'm not certain, but I think readline is not included by default because of licensing stuff - the implementors don't want to be locked into GPL just to because of readline I’m not certain, but I think readline is not included by default because of licensing stuff – the implementors don’t want to be locked into GPL just to because of readline

]]> By: David Baird http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-60 David Baird Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:14:01 +0000 http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-60 There is a great tool you can use in Linux: rlwrap. This wraps the input to programs in order to provide history and friendly readline capabilities. "rlwrap" is probably the program that bnsmith is referring to. To use rlwrap, just run it like this, e.g., rlwrap csi There is a great tool you can use in Linux: rlwrap. This wraps the input to programs in order to provide history and friendly readline capabilities. “rlwrap” is probably the program that bnsmith is referring to. To use rlwrap, just run it like this, e.g.,

rlwrap csi

]]> By: bnsmith http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-22 bnsmith Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:17 +0000 http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-22 Hmmm... the minimalism of the interpreter reflects the minimalism of the language. That thought hadn't occurred to me, but it makes sense. After writing this, I learned that there is actually a program that you can run on the command-line to give readline support to another program (which is pretty neat), but I had no idea that such a thing existed, and I've been using Linux for years. My main concern is just that things are made as easy as possible for newbies. Hmmm… the minimalism of the interpreter reflects the minimalism of the language. That thought hadn’t occurred to me, but it makes sense. After writing this, I learned that there is actually a program that you can run on the command-line to give readline support to another program (which is pretty neat), but I had no idea that such a thing existed, and I’ve been using Linux for years. My main concern is just that things are made as easy as possible for newbies.

]]> By: Mychael http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-21 Mychael Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:36:45 +0000 http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/on-the-importance-of-programming-language-popularity/#comment-21 It sounds like you need readline. I know that Chicken Scheme has an "egg" (an extension module) that it can install to give you readline support (history, backspacing, everything you have come to expect from a terminal emulator). More than being a downside of individual implementations, I think it's a reflection of the minimalism that is Scheme. All that having been said, thank you for sharing your thoughts on Gambit. I will take your suggestion and give it a spin. It sounds like you need readline. I know that Chicken Scheme has an “egg” (an extension module) that it can install to give you readline support (history, backspacing, everything you have come to expect from a terminal emulator).

More than being a downside of individual implementations, I think it’s a reflection of the minimalism that is Scheme.

All that having been said, thank you for sharing your thoughts on Gambit. I will take your suggestion and give it a spin.

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