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English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:02 pm
by Simon
Hi,
Just watched K Miller's presentation at the Turing festival and wanted to know if there is a text file of the JavaScript vs LC example that I could get? I did see in another video in which LC was compared to many other languages which would be even better.
Thanks,
Simon
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:19 pm
by Simon
OK, did it myself:
Code: Select all
Sort by last name decending:
Mr, Kevin, Miller Mr, Mark, Waddingham
Mr, Ben, Beaumont Ms, Heather, Nagey
Ms, Heather, Nagey Mr, Kevin, Miller
Mr, Mark, Waddingham Mr, Ben, Beaumont
LiveCode:
sort lines of tText decending by last item of each
JavaScript:
theText = theText.split("\n");
theText = theText.sort(sort_item_3).join("\n");
function sort_item_3(line1,line2) {
line1 = line1.split(",");
line2 = line2.split(",");
if(line1[2] == line2[2] return 0;
else if(line1[2] > line2[2] return -1;
else return 1;
}
Simon
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:23 pm
by Dixie
The javaScript snippet of nine lines is just a comparison of how many lines it would take using javaScript to accomplish what liveCode can do in one line... but I think that the most important point is that, the one line of liveCode code is much easier to read... justlike reading an instruction from a book... something that makes immediate sense rather than trying to decipher what the javaScript is trying to achieve...
be well
Dixie
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:30 pm
by Simon
Hi cisprakash,
The JavaScript is not used within LiveCode. The 2 scripts are just an example. They are supposed to do exactly the same thing which is to sort the names by last name decending.
Simon
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:28 pm
by Klaus
Hi Simon,
I strongly believe that this is just SPAM!
The link in his sig points to a "IT professionals"(sic!) website, so these questions do not fit here somehow
Besides the fact that the prevevious postings leave no doubt about what is being discussed here.
I give him 2 days to proof that this is no spam...
Best
Klaus
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:32 pm
by Mark
Klaus,
No need to wait:
http://qery.us/2l4
I'd remove the spam post and everything following it.
Kind regards,
Mark
Re: English-like Language Comparison
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:19 pm
by Klaus
OK, and done
