Andrew Meit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Feb 13, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Troy wrote: > >> I for one, don't care to think of myself in the context of "begger", >> but more so in the context of uninitiated contributor. If developers, >> new to python, have a barrier to entry, they may well walk of to Ruby, >> or Lua... etc. At some point, I'd like to be contributing to the >> effort, but just getting off the ground is a bit daunting. Obviously, >> it is doable, since lots of folks work in it every day, but how many >> have peaked in and turned and left without saying a word? Out of that >> number, how many may have evolved into providing some contribution? It >> isn't up to the members of this list to fix, or at least isn't a >> "responsibility", but it is an issue which also shouldn't simply be >> dismissed, I think. I think if there is some governing body for >> Python, it should very much be paying attention to this issue, and >> recognizing that it is perhaps one of the most important aspects of >> maintaining and furthering the language... new developers. Many of >> which would prefer to get started (at least) within the relative >> controlled environment of an IDE. > > -- Amen. I am tried of being told how great a language is when the IDE > tools for it is not finished or stable,
My claim would rather be that "the IDE" is not *necessary*... Cheers, mwh -- Gevalia is undrinkable low-octane see-through only slightly roasted bilge water. Compared to .us coffee it is quite drinkable. -- Måns Nilsson, asr _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
