Warp wrote:
> Bernd Fuhrmann <Sil### [at] gmxde> wrote:
> 
>>Yes, it is. There are a lot of features missing that are used in a lot 
>>of modern programming languages. Examples:
>>* Structs/Classes
>>* References, esp. to functions
>>* Namespaces
>>* strict type checking
> 
> 
>   Then in your opinion for example Lisp and Prolog are not true
> programming languages?
> 
I hate them, yes. I know there are people who really write programs with 
them. They are neccessary for certain problems, like artificial 
intelligence (where reusability might not be that critical). But there 
aren't many programs as it seems. No complex convential software I know 
of has been developed with Lisp or Prolog. I will not use them unless I 
absolutely need them.

To give you an example for a real bad programming language:
BASIC (not visual). It just totally sucked. Do I need to explain that?

POVRay SDL is just a bit like BASIC. In fact it seems to take the 
features of BASIC and mix them with the syntax of the C preprocessor: No 
references, no structs, no namespaces, no custom types and so on. Please 
note that I don't mean that as an exact description but rather as an 
approximation. POVRay SDL is not exactly like BASIC.

Regards,
Bernd Fuhrmann

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