compileIt for revolution?

[Mark Wieder]

Dan-

Wednesday, June 22, 2005, 3:05:06 PM, you wrote:

DS> The way rev implements the OS X-specific stuff is right. On Windows,
DS> it is just ignored. It doesn't break and the app still runs.

Here's where I think you're off base on this, Dan.

I'd like to see runrev spend their time fixing bugs and working on new
enhancements rather than chasing after the latest new features in
<enter name of OS here>. The "shell" command and being able to run
AppleScript scripts are examples of being able to extend the language
without relying on runrev to add more things to the engine.

It's a winning situation for all if a) the runrev team doesn't have to
go implementing new solutions every time a particular OS changes; b)
developers don't have to wait around for runrev to implement new
things; and c) there's an easy way to do these things from Transcript
without needing to spawn non-cross-platform external libraries.

Sometimes you need to get out of the sandbox (QuickTime, for example)
and I don't think it should be the responsibility of the runrev team
to keep extending the engine's capabilities. If runrev provides the
hooks to allow us to do this then the onus is on us (got kind of a
ring to it, doesn't it?) as developers to do what we need. I don't see
this as interfering with your, or anyone else's, ability to code. If
you need the capability, use it; otherwise just ignore it.

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-Mark Wieder
 mwieder at ahsoftware.net