On 2010-01-25, at 20:30 , Nick Peelman wrote: > > Show me one application, built upon this model you're touting, that > has a developer following and a user base. An app where major > components of functionality are derived from plugins, with the app > itself acting as a traffic cop and glue to tie everything together. > > To head off one obvious example: Textmate doesn't count. Bundles != > Plugins, at least not on the scale with which people are talking here. > Building actions in various scripting and programming languages to > manipulate text is one thing (albeit an awesome one, I use TM every > day). Building this FrankenMail application you're trying to assemble > is another.
I do believe TextMate is a good example, yes. And what makes you say Bundles ≠ Plugins? We're throwing 'plugins' around as a rather generic word, and Gruber has explicitly stated he likes TextMate bundles model. Another example of with a clear separation is git. They call it core and porcelain, but it's the same idea. I believe the part that worries you the most is the GUI, and I'm with you there. Plugins that try to mess around with the GUI suck. I think we'll have to define specific points where plugins can easily manifest in the GUI, to prevent a big pile of willy-nilly ad hoc crashing dung from ensuing. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
