Re: Euphoria needs more popularity!
Derek Parnell wrote:
> RDS is slow to release anything, and they keep declining offers of help.
> Could this be another reason for people being discouraged?
>
> Yes, I know there is a shitload of work to get out a new release, but
> there is also many able people to help, if only you'd let them.
>
> I would prefer a major release every 6 months with weekly minor (patch)
> releases, instead of this cold molasses. Perfection is not so nearly
> as important as improvement. Having a perfect product that doesn't meet
> my needs is not much use. Having a nearly perfect product that I can still
> use is a much better prospect.
As far as I can see, there is no technical reason for Rob not to
release alpha or beta versions for people to test. He's got that
warning routine in there. Why not simply print a warning that
"function foo() is experimental - do not use for production work",
until foo() has either been verified to work properly, fixed, or
dropped. That would eliminate any possible complaints about Euphoria
being "unstable".
People actually do want to help, but as it stands, the only way they
can contribute to Euphoria itself is to add to the "wish lists".
If wishes were fishes....
Irv
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