No RPL?

[jgreenb2]

I for one, have no desire to see RPL on the Prime. RPL was designed as a powerful, compact language that can be input on a handheld with minimal keystrokes. I've used it write complex programs on my 48 and 50g's but I won't miss it. Even within RPL programs I frequently used algebraic expressions for readability and just eval'd them as needed. RPN is great as an entry method but it's not as useful as a notation because the meaning of any given expression depends on the history of the stack.

IMHO, the Prime should be an extension of the desktop. Ideally, programs should be created on the desktop in a high-level language and simply pushed to the Prime.

Having said that, HP PPL is a major disappointment. If there's any chance for another development environment I'd rather it was Python or C. And the "connectivity kit" should become a full-fledged IDE that supports the Prime.