Re: Any ideas
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From: "Chris Bensler"
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 4:17 AM
> >BTW:
> >Don't expect me to code anything for you guys if you won't even take the
> >time to check out what I've already done!(Todd excluded)
> >I think I might make my routines exclusive for those who give me support.
> >As you can tell, I'm starting to get disgruntled.
> >All I ask, is for a LITTLE support people!
> >
>
> >I am not bad mouthing you, but if we all took this attitude, >none of the
> >best tools for euphoria would have got programmed. Feedback, I >agree,
> makes
> >it all worthwhile, but it can take time to get responses. I >should
know...
> >and this is with Eden, a real time strategy title!
>
> >So I guess what I am saying is dont expect too much too soon.
>
> You're right, I was out of line.
> But (not to be a whiner),I do take the time to check out any new apps that
> show up on RDS and comment when appropriate. It's the only way to stay
> up-to-date and on top.How do you think I started ExoticaX?
> Is it too much to ask for fellow programmers to support someone who is
> supporting them?
Not everybody has the time to download and check out every new contribution,
especially if it's something that doesn't interest them. In my case, I
might find time to download something that interests me but have yet to
write any programs with them (for example, Exotica and the recent OpenGL
lib). If all I do is run the demo's, I may comment (something like "that's
cool... keep working on it..."). But I cannot make too many other comments
if I don't use it. The fact that there have only been a few downloads means
that a.) user's haven't gotten to it yet (only been a week) b.) user's
aren't interested in programming DirectX (but might be in the future); and
if you get more downloads but still no response it could mean a.) user
hasn't gotten beyond just running the demos or b.) the library doesn't suit
their needs. True, it's hard for the library to improve without input but
it's a fact of life that people will download something without commenting,
whether they liked the software or not.
Also, one week is nothing. A week goes by very quickly for me and I don't
get a chance to sit down and program every night. I remember when I found
Euphoria. There was this cool Win32Lib that seemed popular for Windows
programming. I sat down and wrote many demo-like programs to teach myself
how use the various functions and procedures that it had to offer. I was
quite surprised to find as many bugs as I did. (No knock on Cuny's coding
abilities, bugs happen...) What surprised me is that this library had been
around for a while and nobody had discovered them yet. (nobody else
commenting on it?)
Win32Lib usage went up as more people saw more examples of it's power (and
ease of use). The more usage, the more feedback (but after how long? a
year?) I'd say, keep working at it. Give more time for feedback. When
other's see more examples of what it can do, they might be inspired to use
it themselves (and provide feedback when they do.)
Programming "fame" doesn't happen in a week, or even a month. If you don't
use your own library for writing programs (debugging your own work) then
perhaps nobody else will see it's usefulness either. If you don't see any
reason to continue working on the library then work on something else until
comments come in. If/when they do, hopefully it will revive your spirits
and you will continue to improve the library at that time.
Good luck,
Brian
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