[futurebasic] Re: [FB] Carbon Event Model

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From: Peter Bancroft <peter@...>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:26:25 +1100
>Nevermind ... fixed the url and it worked ... beware the end-of-line
>stuff ... ;)

That's why I use an email package that has an Unsend button 8)

Good document. A lot to digest. I'm beginning to think that this Carbon
Event Model (CEM) has a flaw. I can't really explain this yet. Its a niggle
at the back of the brain. Its something to do with it being very flexible,
but this flexibility is its inflexibility. Its too complex. Its got the
same problem as GOTO. Useful inside 20 line programs. Sphagetti Code in
10,000 line programs.

Also, the trend has been away from global variables. However the CEM
appears to embed globals in its foundation. Personally, I find some globals
useful. I'll try and work up a good description of a situation that shows
the CEM problem I am thinking of. There may well be a straightforward way
out of it.

Peter