OpenEuphoria

Re: can_add() and linear()

• Posted by Jeremy Cowgar <jeremy at cowg?r.?om> May 21, 2008
• 635 views

CChris wrote:
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> There hasn't been a single comment regarding this post for the past 8 days.
> May I assume that I can go ahead with the additions/moves?
> 

I am not certain if I would use the can_add and linear, but the fetch and store
seem pretty useful. Now, about can_add and linear.... just because I wouldn't use
them doesn't at all mean that others will not.  I've added many functions to the
standard library that I would not use but was deemed as useful to the general
public.

The rule is simple... will the general public find it useful? If so, you can
added it, document it and create unit tests for it, then commit. When I say
general public, I do not mean 2% of the Euphoria crowd, I mean > 50%. That's an
awfully hard number to judge, but all we can do is use our best judgment.

Once we hit an alpha stage, we are going to expect that most of the developers
are going to go over the docs for the standard library and functions one sees
"largely" questionable will be brought up for discussion. We also hope that when
an alpha is released that those interested in the future development of Euphoria
will also go over the new docs and do the same thing.

So, I would be pretty easy going about what goes into the standard library right
now trusting that each developer has a good head on their shoulders and is not
going to commit something like "days_until_chriss_birthday()" 

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Jeremy Cowgar
http://jeremy.cowgar.com