Mail Archives: geda-user/2016/07/23/07:25:57
On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 10:59:10AM +0200, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 12:46:58AM +0000, Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>> Now, this is what we have due to everybody want 'do it my
>>>>> way / in my preferred language', I believe.
>>>>
>>>> The advantage of such a statement is that any one who responds will
>>>> inevitably risk being the creator of a flamewar by restarting those
>>>> two fights. All they can do is talk in very general terms.
>>>
>>> You know how many languages have been mentioned here (lua, awk,
>>> python, ruby, c, ada, java, scheme, etc etc) and I see all the
>>> people who mention their preferred languages say something like "I
>>
>> Same old story... You pretend that it is not possible to get a software
>> scriptable in multiple languages (or in fact in anything else than your
>> precious scheme). I guess this is the good strategy if you want to keep
>> scheme alive, because as soon as users can choose anything else, scheme
>> loses its relevance almost immediately.
>
> Apparently, I cannot write such quickly as you do. See my previous
> answer to you. The problem is not in scheme but in the attitude of
> the sparce developers we have now, I think.
>
>>
>> (Although I use "scheme" a lot in this mail, my focus is on the big picture.
>> Scheme is only one important, but small symptom. While reading, please try
>> to keep in mind that scheme is just an example and in most contexts it could
>> be replaced by a few other flamewar-material buzzwords like "integration vs.
>> toolkit" (random example).)
>
> Look at gimp, lillypond, sly ... Emacs, at length.
>
> Wait a bit, I have to run to a shop for vodka, and later I'll
> read and answer what you've written.
>
No need to; I don't think our conversation leads to anywhere. I didn't
want to start yet another endless debate, just wanted to put up the other
opinion so the picture is complete for a bystander.
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