Since we're all just making up stuff, I mostly agree with Ben that if a spreadsheet is the right tool, then use that tool. There are a few spreadsheets that support version control internally, like Google Docs and Microsoft Office Version Tracking.
In addition, there are the elite tools of graybeard grognards like Emacs org-mode spreadsheets and your truly best option 'sc' [1], because these have plain-text version-control system friendly formats from the get-go. `sc` is the only way I spreadsheet. n00bs. Jay 1. man page from FreeBSD: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sc&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Ben Greenman <benjaminlgreen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I vote that you stick with Excel & change the version control protocol. > > Maybe: > http://stackoverflow.com/a/17106035/5237018 > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matth...@ccs.neu.edu> > wrote: >> >> >> See Claire’s paper on cKanren. Scheduling is one of her examples (though >> small scale). >> >> >> >> > On Oct 21, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Robby Findler <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Whaaaa? You're not going to design your own language and implement a >> > syntax colorer in DrRacket for it so they can tell immediately when >> > something goes wrong? ;) >> > >> > Robby >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 12:21 AM, 'John Clements' via Racket Users >> > <racket-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Yet another totally off-topic question for you extremely smart people. >> >> Well, it’s a language design question, so it’s not *too* off-topic. >> >> >> >> I’m temporarily serving as my department’s scheduler (don’t ask). >> >> Currently, the planning for the future schedule is done using an Excel >> >> spreadsheet. I try not to hate Microsoft products for knee-jerk reasons, >> >> but >> >> the simple fact is that this format is completely not git-versionable. >> >> >> >> This file has to be shared with non-programmers, though it doesn’t >> >> necessarily have to be *edited* by non-programmers, just read. >> >> >> >> I’m currently thinking that the best compromise may be YAML. E.G. >> >> >> >> # 2017-2018 schedule: >> >> alincoln : {fall: [304, 428], winter: [409, special], spring: []} # >> >> maybe theater? >> >> gwashington: {fall: [224, 287, 110], winter: sabbatical, spring: [789]} >> >> # might be able to hire stuffy? >> >> stuffy: {fall: [234,234,234], winter: [235, 235, 235]} >> >> … >> >> >> >> It looks like a fairly dense format, it’s a text file so it’s >> >> versionable in a sane way, and you could be fairly flexible in your >> >> parsing. >> >> >> >> To be fair, sexprs also look pretty good: >> >> >> >> ;; 2017-2018 schedule >> >> ((alincoln ((fall (304 428)) (winter (409 special)) (spring ()))) ;; >> >> maybe theater? >> >> (gwashington ((fall (224 287 110)) (winter sabbatical) (spring (789)))) >> >> ;; might be able to hire stuffy? >> >> (stuffy ((fall (234 234 234)) (winter 235 235 235)))) >> >> >> >> Also note that there’s no need for this file to contain any information >> >> about times and rooms, just a mapping from instructor/quarter >> >> to classes taught, with room for comments. >> >> >> >> I thought hard about scribble and JSON (and xml, yecch), but I think >> >> that YAML and sexps are the two viable candidates, and I’m guessing that >> >> if >> >> non-programmers have to edit it, they’ll be less likely to botch the YAML >> >> one. >> >> >> >> Any opinions? >> >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "Racket Users" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> >> an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Racket Users" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Racket Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Jay McCarthy Associate Professor PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell http://jeapostrophe.github.io "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. 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