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Re: xlib binding
Stephen Tse <stephent@sfu.ca> writes:
> Nicolas Neuss <Nicolas.Neuss@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De> writes:
>
> > > From: Stephen Tse <stephent@sfu.ca>
> > > Date: 24 Sep 1999 17:21:11 -0700
> > >
> > > Greg Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu> writes:
> > >
> > > > I'm going to play a bit with Elk this weekend, incidentally, as I
> > > > just
> > >
> > > Don't feel hesitated to share any comments on elk vs guile with us
> > > afterward!
> >
> > Some months ago, I emailed the author of Elk, Oliver Laumann, and
> > asked about it. His answer was that Elk is not actively supported any
> > more. It was essentially a one-man-project, and at the moment he has
> > not the necessary time left for further development. And students
> > would be more interested in Java than in Scheme. It is somewhat a
> > pity, since Elk works quite well (and started much earlier than Guile
> > if I got the numbers right).
>
> O... Elk is not supported anymore? I haven't heard of it yet. Java is
> totally a different language from scheme. It is sad that scheme does
> not get as much attention as it is worth.
Perhaps Scwm can help change that! :-)
Greg