2010/3/7 Robert Ancell <robert.anc...@gmail.com>: > Is soup required now that we have GIO?
GIO doesn't implement an http client at all, yes, soup is definitively needed. Although I would like to see more integration between Soup and GIO in the future (like using GMemoryIntputStream instead of Soup.Buffer or the ability to set a custom OutputStream for the Http client to write the chunks to). > On 8 March 2010 08:16, Shaun McCance <sha...@gnome.org> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm working on what to include in the Platform Overview. >> This affects what gets focused on in the introductions >> and howtos in my developer documentation plan: >> >> http://live.gnome.org/DocumentationProject/Planning/DeveloperDocs >> >> I've tried starting this discussion before, but haven't >> gotten a lot of response. So rather than ask, I'm going >> to propose a list of technologies and see if there are >> any objections. >> >> I'm taking the "big tent" approach. If we're using it, >> and it's not something we consider to be a system library, >> then it's in. I don't care if it's in the platform, the >> desktop, or the external dependencies. I want to present >> third-party developers with the most complete development >> platform possible. >> >> I also want to focus on developer tools. They should be >> featured heavily when we talk about how to develop for >> Gnome. >> >> Enough yakking. Libraries I'm going to push: >> >> * GTK+ >> * GLib (+ GObject, GIO, GSettings) >> * Pango >> * Cairo >> * ATK >> * AT-SPI >> * Clutter >> * PackageKit >> * Tracker >> * Telepathy >> * Evolution Data Server >> * Gnome Keyring >> * GStreamer >> * WebKitGTK+ >> * Soup >> * Avahi >> * DBus >> * DeviceKit-disks >> * DeviceKit-power >> * Canberra >> * PolicyKit >> * PulseAudio >> >> I'm going to focus on the following programming languages: >> >> * C >> * C++ >> * Java >> * JavaScript >> * C# >> * Perl >> * Python >> >> Developer tools I'll be pushing: >> >> * Anjuta >> * Devhelp >> * Glade >> * Accerciser >> * Nemiver >> >> On top of this, I would like to have a section where we >> highlight application plugin APIs. I'll be hunting for >> places where developers can plug into our desktop. If >> you want your application highlighted, send me an email >> to make sure I don't overlook it. >> >> I'm going to begin sketching out the content plan for >> the Platform Overview based on this. If I've forgotten >> something, please tell me. If you feel strongly that >> anything I mentioned should not be pushed, speak up. >> >> After the Overview content is planned, I'll begin work >> on planning the introductions. These are the going to >> be the first thing a lot of new developers see, so we >> have to make them rock. >> >> Happy hacking. >> >> -- >> Shaun McCance >> http://syllogist.net/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-devel-list mailing list >> desktop-devel-list@gnome.org >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list >> > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > desktop-devel-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list > -- Un saludo, Alberto Ruiz _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list