Re: Improvement that Everybody Will Agree With: Versioning
ChrisBurch2 wrote:
>
> > Chris, why would this be a can of worms? Reply privately if you want.
>
> No need, I don't mind. Have you seen the discussion these sort of ideas
> generate
> between Chris Bensler (not me, same initials though), Pete lomax, Jason Gade,
> Matt Lewis, etc.
>
> Its fantastic.
>
> Discussions can rage for days about whether something should be a pointer,
> referenced by another pointer, passed back and forth. Sometimes they even
> think they're insulting each other. Marvellous!
>
> There may be no gentle way to put this, without someone feeling insulted, in
> some
> way or other, but this list has two levels - the high brow, and those that
> want to use Euphoria, because it gets the job done in a simple simple way.
There are those wo like Eu for what it is. And there are those who like Euphoria
for what it could be. I'm one of the latter.
I used to like it for what it is, but then I outgrew it. Now it's still a rose,
but I keep pricking myself on the thorns.
> This is yet another argument for the forum style (bangs head on nearest
> brick wall). WHO USES OFF LINE READING ANYMORE? Who needs the digest mailed
> to them? How many other languages use the list form, rather than the forum
> form. (I think Chris Bensler has missed a couple of posts because of Topica
> lag)
>
> I have the utmost faith that this will never happen. Euphoria could create
> a forum to rival XMB et al, but all previous attempts to branch to forums
> have fallen by the wayside
The only way that we could make a forum work is if it's officially supported.
We went through the same thing for the chat channel. Ppl tried for years.
Finally I made a page for Rob to stick on the RDS site and the channel has
lasted for several years now. Still slow in there, but a success none the less in
regards to providing the service.
I could revamp the Empire site to be more 'euphoric'. IMO invision power board
is the best forum software going right now. Unfortunately, IPB no longer offers
an unpaid version. It may be worth buying into though anyways.
They do a very good job with security, and ppl can subscribe to categories,
forums or threads to receive in email if they prefer that way.
Worth looking into at least. Afaik, PHPBB doesn't do subscriptions, which would
be the next choice.
> Oh well, soap box rant over. I have the utmost respect for the above mentioned
> developers. But sometimes you're just so ...... pedantic!
Ever watched the senate in action? :)
> > Do we have anyone in favour of the chk_include then ?
>
> No, but I would be in favour of an internal version()
>
> Chris Burch
>
> ps - does this mean I have to rename some of my own CB_?????() functions?
Only time I ever use my initials for code is to disambiguate a version number
when I've forked it for prototype modifications. I'll try to remember to use CBB
from now on though ;)
(Don't tell me that's your middle initial too! :P)
Chris Bensler
~ The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra ~
http://empire.iwireweb.com - Empire for Euphoria
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