What would you like to see in a future HP Prime II? (HP Prime², HP Prime 2X)

[John Keith]

I agree in general that Python is not the ideal language for a hand-held calculator but it has become close to a de facto standard for educational and scientific programming. Since several other calculators support Python I would prefer to see Python replace PPL, which is not ideal for hand held use either IMHO.

Aside from being obscure and unreadable, APL is not a modern language and lacks many features programmers have come to expect. It was designed originally for array processing and not as a general-purpose programming language.

If I had to pick a modern programming language for a hand held calculator I would choose Haskell. It is a concise and powerful language without the mystic runes and bass-ackward syntax of APL. Haskell is also the basis of the GoferLists library for the HP 50g, which extends the "automatic list processing" features introduced on the HP-48.

Replacing the Prime's vestigial RPN mode with either true HP 50 emulation or New RPL would probably be the best solution overall.