Re: What would lighter programming be like?

2011-10-13 Thread Edward K. Ream
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Matt Wilkie wrote: >> funny you should mention syntax highlighting in the same >> vein as calling SciTE light. I can't imagine a heavier way >> to implement syntax highlighting than that used in SciTE. > > Edward was referring to the experience of using SciTE in

Re: What would lighter programming be like?

2011-10-13 Thread Matt Wilkie
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:08 AM, ne1uno wrote: > in the interest of the heavy/light distinction, > there are quite possibly too many menu choices. a good point. > funny you should mention syntax highlighting in the same > vein as calling SciTE light. I can't imagine a heavier way > to implement

Re: What would lighter programming be like?

2011-10-13 Thread ne1uno
in the interest of the heavy/light distinction, there are quite possibly too many menu choices. Help- -default menus- -beginner -intermediate -advanced -publishing

What would lighter programming be like?

2011-10-10 Thread Edward K. Ream
Code reuse could be called the holy grail of programming. The evidence suggests it will never happen, and for perfectly plausible reasons. Instead, we could hope for *design* reuse. Still, in the spirit of "lightening everything" it's at least amusing to consider the question. Let's take a conc