Re: [ANNOUNCE] Pyrite project.

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Govind Salinas wrote:

> On 1/26/08, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Govind Salinas wrote:
> >
> > > On 1/26/08, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Govind wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >  3. Start stripping away non-performance-critical C code and 
> > > > >     convert it to python code to help interoperate with 
> > > > >     extensions and GUIs
> > > >
> > > > I am absolutely no fan of "extensions".  You keep breaking other 
> > > > people's code if your core introduces changes; see for example the 
> > > > libgit.a issue with cgit.
> > >
> > > The nice thing about extensions is that you don't have to use them 
> > > if you don't want to.
> >
> > I know what the nice thing about extensions is.  My point was that 
> > there is also a pretty nasty side.  One that I am not prepared to 
> > accept easily.
>
> There is another benefit too.  Have a bit of code that might be 
> dangerous? Put it in an extension and it can be tested in isolation, 
> without the need to rebuild the project (for people that offer to test 
> for you).  Once it is ready and tested for general use, it can 
> beincorporated into the standard.

We have branches for that.  We don't even need an extension mechanism.

Ciao,
Dscho