On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 06:21 +1000, Ramana Kumar wrote:
> Are the xitomatl libraries / tools documented?
No. As the README says:
See the test programs in the "tests" folder for examples of how
to use the libraries.
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Disclaimer:
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My libraries are a moving target. I'm continually changing
things. Other people's libraries I've assimilated should be
stable and should need to be changed only for bug fixes and
updates to new versions. If in the future some of my libraries
stabilize, I'll advertise that and make documentation.
Continually revising documentation would bog me down. Documentation
which actually helps is difficult and very time consuming to make (IMO).
I already know how it all works! :) I try to make good commit logs, and
so reading through them will help someone familiarize with the
collection. As always, read the source :) I don't even know where
Xitomatl is going. People should consider it my laboratory.
> Do you know if there are many users?
I have no idea. I don't think so. I think a few people use a few of
the ports of other people's libraries and leave all my stuff alone.
That's what I recommend. I suggest the ports to people because they are
stable (from my end) and are documented somewhere or are otherwise
familiar. When I mention my own stuff, I offer it as only an example
you might consider for your own toolbox or study. I think some of my
stuff is pretty useful and I'm trying to build a framework for me to use
in the long-term for my own real-world projects, and I very much intend
to always have it as something I can change on a whim.
--
: Derick
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