<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Revolution is basically Hypercard with color and cross platform runtimes. Remember Hypercard? I myself am a recovering stack head and for awhile before I really learned programming, I did almost everything in HC. HC is inspired by Smalltalk to a large degree and a number of classic patterns like chain of command are wired into HC's DNA.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The thing about it is you hit the wall in about a year because there is no way to create completely new kinds of objects. But it is really easy to get started as the language is probably the most english-like programming language ever created.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So I'd say the barrier to entry is lower - but the depth isn't there either.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-Todd Blanchard</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 28, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Chuck Smith wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">I just ran into Revolution <A href="http://www.runrev.com/">http://www.runrev.com/</A>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">I was wondering how it compares to squeak? It seems a lot like squeak and easy for beginners. Can some one point out the differences for me? I know spueak is more powerful but for an absolute beginner would Revolution be better? And them room over to squeak after having success in building a few applications?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Chuck</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Beginners mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org">Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners">http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>