11-17-2018, 07:56 AM
QM 2 and 3 can run at the same time. Don't need to rewrite QM2 code; it is not easy and probably not worth.
QM3 is similar to 2. Main differences:
1. It's language is C#. Possibly in the future also VB.NET.
2. Free, open-source.
3. Its automation library can be used in any .NET app.
It will be named not "Quick Macros", but still has no name. Now I call it QM3.
Why C#?
The QM2 language has no future, it's obvious. It must be replaced with one of major languages.
From such languages, C# is the best for QM. Powerful, elegant, safer than QM2, quite easy to learn and use. Can be used for quick scripting. Its type system is static, like in QM2. Supports Windows API, COM, pointers. Has a good library (.NET framework). On the internet you can find C# code, libraries and programming info for almost everything. I only have to create automation functions.
When?
2019, I hope.
QM3 is similar to 2. Main differences:
1. It's language is C#. Possibly in the future also VB.NET.
2. Free, open-source.
3. Its automation library can be used in any .NET app.
It will be named not "Quick Macros", but still has no name. Now I call it QM3.
Why C#?
The QM2 language has no future, it's obvious. It must be replaced with one of major languages.
From such languages, C# is the best for QM. Powerful, elegant, safer than QM2, quite easy to learn and use. Can be used for quick scripting. Its type system is static, like in QM2. Supports Windows API, COM, pointers. Has a good library (.NET framework). On the internet you can find C# code, libraries and programming info for almost everything. I only have to create automation functions.
When?
2019, I hope.