AmigaE.... any survivors?

Doc Mindie · 13 October 2007, 19:13

So I've decided that to get my head around some coding skills, I'll go "back" to the Amiga and re-learn AmigaE.... I started to get a good grasp of the basics some 12 years back (got as far as opening a new screen, opening a new window, print out some text in said window, and get the whole thing to close when I pushed the close button on the window on the screen.

Sadly, back then, my A500's HD died on me, and all the work I had done died too, combine that with not being able to afford a new SCSI HD and I was in trouble, coding wise

However.... having (unsuccessfully) tried several times to get me head around either C or C++ since I got the PC, I have now decided to go back to Basics... I mean AmigaE.

So.. is there anyone else here who either is still coding in E or otherwise knows some bits and bytes of it?

Pyromania · 14 October 2007, 00:30

I know that is how Paul Nolan (Photogenics) got his start. He is a friend of mine, he now codes in C though.

YoJoe! · 14 October 2007, 06:18

From what I read, E is vastly superior to C.

Doc Mindie · 14 October 2007, 10:13

It might be on Amiga, YoJoe.. but sadly, it's not available for other platforms.

And it doesn't optimise it's code very well, eiher, from what I've read in the past (and with the "official" Wouter-version no longer being updated at all, it prolly won't do so either)

YoJoe! · 14 October 2007, 10:40

Multiplatform E is on the way.
You gotta believe.

Doc Mindie · 14 October 2007, 12:40

Mhm? any site for info about that?

YoJoe! · 14 October 2007, 13:07

The truth is out there.

In the meantime this new E compiler update should keep you occupied on your Amiga

home.swipnet.se/blubbe/ECX/

killergorilla · 15 October 2007, 08:40

Thanks for the info!

That is good news. /me downloads it now.

Oh, you need to edit your link slightly

YoJoe! · 15 October 2007, 08:52

That was strange.... how did my link get damaged like that?! The clipboard on this XP SP2 box must've malfunctioned... Bill is mad at us for not upgrading to Vista so he plays pranks on us.

Doc Mindie · 15 October 2007, 14:07

Apart from ECX, I've seen no implemetations of E as we know it from Amiga, on other platforms. There's EonJava, and GnuE, but they have nothing todo with AmigaE from what I can find out.

YoJoe! · 16 October 2007, 04:38

Multiplatform E (PortableE) is here
http://www.amiga.org/modules/newbb/v...=38804&forum=2

flipper · 15 December 2007, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Mindie

So.. is there anyone else here who either is still coding in E or otherwise knows some bits and bytes of it?

just got back into it - had a go at c for a while on pc then went to c++ and had a look at .net

but got absolutely no where

got winuae working and just looking at old code to revamp

i can remember this like it was yesterday instead of 10 yrs

13 October 2007, 19:13	#1
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	AmigaE.... any survivors? So I've decided that to get my head around some coding skills, I'll go "back" to the Amiga and re-learn AmigaE.... I started to get a good grasp of the basics some 12 years back (got as far as opening a new screen, opening a new window, print out some text in said window, and get the whole thing to close when I pushed the close button on the window on the screen. Sadly, back then, my A500's HD died on me, and all the work I had done died too, combine that with not being able to afford a new SCSI HD and I was in trouble, coding wise However.... having (unsuccessfully) tried several times to get me head around either C or C++ since I got the PC, I have now decided to go back to Basics... I mean AmigaE. So.. is there anyone else here who either is still coding in E or otherwise knows some bits and bytes of it?

14 October 2007, 13:07	#7
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	The truth is out there. In the meantime this new E compiler update should keep you occupied on your Amiga home.swipnet.se/blubbe/ECX/ Last edited by YoJoe!; 15 October 2007 at 08:49. Reason: Bill Gates frakked my link. I fixed it.

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14 October 2007, 00:30	#2
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	I know that is how Paul Nolan (Photogenics) got his start. He is a friend of mine, he now codes in C though.

14 October 2007, 06:18	#3
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	From what I read, E is vastly superior to C.

14 October 2007, 10:13	#4
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	It might be on Amiga, YoJoe.. but sadly, it's not available for other platforms. And it doesn't optimise it's code very well, eiher, from what I've read in the past (and with the "official" Wouter-version no longer being updated at all, it prolly won't do so either)

14 October 2007, 10:40	#5
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	Multiplatform E is on the way. You gotta believe.

14 October 2007, 12:40	#6
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	Mhm? any site for info about that?

15 October 2007, 08:40	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Thanks for the info! That is good news. /me downloads it now. Oh, you need to edit your link slightly

15 October 2007, 08:52	#9
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	That was strange.... how did my link get damaged like that?! The clipboard on this XP SP2 box must've malfunctioned... Bill is mad at us for not upgrading to Vista so he plays pranks on us.

15 October 2007, 14:07	#10
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	Apart from ECX, I've seen no implemetations of E as we know it from Amiga, on other platforms. There's EonJava, and GnuE, but they have nothing todo with AmigaE from what I can find out.

16 October 2007, 04:38	#11
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	Multiplatform E (PortableE) is here http://www.amiga.org/modules/newbb/v...=38804&forum=2

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