CompuServe Messages

First: Congrats on the whale animation. As a diver, having experienced close encounters, I can say your animation was very realistic. As far as the scripting language is concerned, I agree. My first experience with programming was with Dartmouth Basic on a TTY and punch tape. I did OK in it but never considered myself programmer material. Some of the code I've since written has been looked at by my supervisors as great but by true programmers with a snicker/giggle. What I would like to see is a programming language that understands human illogical thought. The problem with most programmers is that they require the code to be in some logical (mathematical order) Most creative people don't think in any kind of logical order. The best example of this is an ex-boss of mine after unpacking his first computer, plugged it in and then stared at it for a moment. After at least 30 seconds of silence he raised both hands as if conducting an orchestra and said, "COMPUTE!" Well everybody laughed and now that I think about it that is the kind of programming scripting language I would like to see. Just the thought of FOR… NEXT loop statements and Boolean algebra in 3DS gives me a headache. But on the other hand, to be fair, we first need the power tools capability and later we make the power tools easier to use so that users like me can crank out cheap animations for the cheap, low budget clients I deal with.