Re: Standard Euphoria Library Project

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Jeff,

This sounds like a nice idea, a very useful project. If I can help
in any way what so ever, just let me know.

jiri

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Fielding" <JJProg at CYBERBURY.NET>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 3:59 PM
Subject: Standard Euphoria Library Project


> I just created a project on sourceforge for a standard library of
> include files for Euphoria (in addition to the ones that come with
the
> interpreter). I think that by creating such a library, we could
solve
> many of the namespace problems, encourage code reuse, and create
some
> examples of good Euphoria code for newbies to learn from. So check
it
> out at http://sourceforge.net/projects/standardeu/
>
> I haven't put up any files yet. If anyone wants to help, please do.
> Here's the list of stuff that needs to be done:
> * propose routines that should go in the library, and an API to go
with
> them
> * write the routines
> * write docs
>
> And when that's done, people need to use it. Right now, many
programs
> (and worse, include files) redeclare functions that are used over
and
> over again. Not only is this a waste of time when one can just
include a
> pre-written set of functions, but it can cause namespace conflicts
as
> well. People have been complaining about namespaces in Euphoria, but
I
> think that most of the problems could be solved by not redeclaring
> commonly used functions.
>
> Jeff Fielding
> JJProg at cyberbury.net
>
>

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