1. EDS - why ask for additional features?
On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 09:46:34 -0500, Bernie Ryan <LockCityData at CS.COM> wrote:
>Why is everyone sitting back and asking for this feature
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> and that feature to be added to the EDS. The source code is available
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> so why don't the users that want these feature add them and submit
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> them to Rob. It is always easier for someone to write the code for
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> you but you don't learn anything from doing that.
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As far as me "adding" and feature(s) I have suggested... Well, I have seen
code I have written and I have seen code Rob has written - I want Rob to
write it. I am quite secure about that, really.
The current release level of EDS is ".2" - early alpha. It is very much a
current project for Rob. Why not ask for features and make suggestions -
give feedback now? Perhaps I am wrong, but EDS strikes me as quite a
significant extension to Euphoria -one that will make it much more appealing
to purchase. Nailing down quality backup and restore fuctions and including
them in EDS now might save Rob some headaches in the future.
Certainly we learn from experience - writing our own code, but we also learn
from examples and demonstrations. Sometimes we learn that we bite off more
than we can chew when we try to do something. I think a backup restore
function, or facility could be quite illustrative and well worth Rob's
valuable time -and I do consider his time valuable. I also consider him
quite capable of very quickly evaluating the value of a request for this
that feature and either taking note, or hitting the delete button.
> I would rather that Rob would dedicate his valuable time to adding
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> features to the langauge that would allow us to add are own features.
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> ( namespaces, variable reference, conditional includes, etc. )
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> Bernie
OF COURSE YOU WOULD - and its all a matter of perspective, isn't it? We
both want what we want Rob to implement in Euphoria based upon our our level
of programming "expertise".
Just some thoughts...
Ken Rhodes
