[Freecats-Dev] Is there any Software Architect aboard?

[Henri Chorand]

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De : "Yves Champollion" <address@hidden>
À : "Free CATS Dev list" <address@hidden>
Envoyé : lundi 20 octobre 2003 15:51
Objet : Re: [Freecats-Dev] Perl, Python, Ruby...


> > From: "Henri Chorand" <address@hidden>
>
> > QUESTION for each of you here !
> > So, yes, each of these languages seems to have its pros and cons.
> > And what about their (claimed) interoperability? I mean, if we were
> > to select one of these for our "main framework" to which we would
> > plug everything else into, what should we select?
>
> <flame on> my answer: (but I would hate to sound like a complainer).
> This list has been talking of "what language" for ages, as far back as I
> can see.
> This Spring's news was that after summer, some people would get
> down to actually writing something we could chew on <flame off>

True ;-)


> Henri: you're too democratic. I remember an article in "Wired" about
> the linux saga. The whole operation was described to function as a
> benevolent dictatorship, with Linus making the hard choices to get
> things moving.

I tried to look like that for obvious popularity-raising reasons, but I
won't pretend any more.
The above call was a safety (read: cowardice) option.

Since nobody answered within the 30 minutes allowed, I will select Python,
because it enables others to bring modules in any language they want, or
nearly, and to plug them. And, ahem, also because I believe I'll be able to
spit SOME code before my next incarnation.


> More accurately, which part of our project would you like to work on?

First things first. Who will (is?) be the hands-on, chief architect,
delivering precise, delimited work orders to the contributors, scrutinizing
all levels of code, making sure the construction is solid, pushing people
to deliver, checking the quality of the inputs, making hard choices quickly
enough so the momentum is kept etc?

As everybody should know, there is no chief software architect. This of
course is a difficult situation, because none of the more experienced
developers who are reading this list seems to have enough availability (or
interest?) to seat on this vacant throne. Any candidates up there?
(30 minutes answering period just started, tic, tac...)

So, either we do nothing and wait (for Godot), or amateurs like me are going
to begin with a few experiments, and who knows, some real things might come
out of it. This reminds me of some quote about the Titanic being built by
professionals, and the Kon Tiki by amateurs...

I solemnly swear that I'll spend 2 days/week on this project for several
months as soon as I win the French Loto and I don't have to work for money
any more. Of course, a more experienced developer would probably work 3 to
10 times faster...


Kind regards,

Henri