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BaCon vs Gambas
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 09:58
by konaexpress
Any opinions on Gambas (I think they just let loose with ver3) and BaCon? BaCon is newer I think so no IDE for it yet, but Gambas has been around for a while. But Barry from the main Puppy page seems to like BaCon.
Any opinions?
-John
Re: BaCon vs Gambas
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 10:07
by RSH
konaexpress wrote:Any opinions on Gambas (I think they just let loose with ver3) and BaCon? BaCon is newer I think so no IDE for it yet, but Gambas has been around for a while. But Barry from the main Puppy page seems to like BaCon.
Any opinions?
-John
Bacon has BaconGUI, BaconGUI UPX and there is Tiny IDE, a GUI for Bacon. Try search the forum.
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 10:24
by Lobster
There are IDE creators as RHS mentions for Bacon but it is no match for the one in Gambas, which gives you far more control.
However last I looked Gambas needs the 320k interpreter as well as the code to run a program.
BaCon creates standalone C code - which is much smaller, faster and more efficient. Some of the reasons Barry prefers it no doubt.
http://bkhome.org/bacon/
Gambas is seductive but probably unsuitable for Puppy development
If you want a BASIC/Python like language look at Genie as well as BaCon
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/ValaGenieintro
You should also look and learn Bashscript
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppySchoolProgramming
Hope that helps
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 17:00
by konaexpress
@RSH- Thanks for the 411, I guess that once again I am misinformed LOL. On a side note, what is this Lazy Puppy? I have tried to find it but keep getting caught in loop of thread after thread and then to another thread. Is it a package or is it a distro/spin of yours?
@Lobster- Thanks, that is what I was wondering about. I downloaded Slacko in a VBox and I found Genie in it but not the BaCon stuff, Guess I will have to download the dev file as soon as I can track it down.
-John
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 17:22
by konaexpress
@RSH- oops! I found it and I am downloading it now. I should stop reading forums when I am so tired.........
-John
Edit: Holly cow! The menus are in German
.....LOL.....I haven't had to speak German in years.......I guess I will see how much comes back.
Posted: Thu 08 Mar 2012, 19:59
by RSH
konaexpress wrote: Holly cow! The menus are in German
.....LOL.....I haven't had to speak German in years.......I guess I will see how much comes back.
Yes, the menus are in German at bootup. You can change the German menus to english (f.e) by using the countrywizard after bootup (menu-desktop) or directly after x starts.
Choose English keyboard layout (f.e).
It should be easy - i do it all the time.