OpenEuphoria

Re: Any ideas

• Posted by simulat <simulat at INTERGATE.BC.CA> Mar 26, 2000
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> > >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!

Umm . . . who asked anyone to code anything? Just because things are offered
doesn't mean they are needed. I mean, it's great that people want to share
their code, but it's a bit much for them to expect everyone else to drop
what they're doing to check out every new submission in such detail that
they can give praise and constructive criticism. Code, even Euphoria, is a
very dry read.

Personally, I'm a programmer, and I don't use other people's libraries very
much. I write my own. When I have a question, I just want a concise answer,
not a pointer to a whole library of stuff that I have to then figure out how
to integrate into my code. I don't post my libraries  because I don't think
they are of any use to anyone else - they are very idiosynchratic to my own
programming style. But if someone has a question that I have the answer to,
then I'm happy to help.

I know it's not so much fun as writing code, but maybe others on the list
would like to join me in a bit of a documentation project. The Manuals could
be upgraded, and we could create a set of FAQ's and HowTo's. Adam's recent
contribution of an automated Manual is super - I use it every day now, but
daily use is also showing up all the questions the manual is unclear about.
We could also undertake better documentation of the libraries that we have.

Considering all the difficulty people have had in the past with namespace
issues, etc, it might be a good idea too if we established some protocols
that people could use when submitting libraries for common use. I know many
have been calling on RDS to build that kind of protocol right into the
language, but maybe that's a bit too restrictive on those who don't want to
use it. The system of using protocols to enable different systems to
interact with each other is very common - why not have a bit of a conference
about it and set up some of our own?

Also, the postings to the list over the years are a wealth of material -
there is an interesting programming project right there in figuring out how
to extract the wheat from the chaffe in old postings.

For those who want write code, but have no interesting personal projects;
perhaps we could set up a list of requests that volunteers could undertake
to fulfill. The requester would be obligated to provide clears specs and
positive feedback to the programmer. That way, when people write communal
code, they can at least be assured of a minimal audience for their project.

Is anyone else interested in this?

Bye
Martin