>This does not mean that we'll open the APIs

>After polishing the APIs, we'll open them for everyone.

Hmm?

I assume I'm just confused, but I dearly hope you intend to have an open
API at some point.  That is the carrot that is currently keeping me
content.  Otherwise...well, I'm worried I will eventually get very
grumpy.  :)

Kirk

>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eap-features-
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Eugene Belyaev
>Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:24 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Eap-features] Open APIs (was: RE: Code Analysis : step 2)
>
>Yes, IDEA will support modules starting from the next version.  This
>does not mean that we'll open the APIs, but at least different modules
>will be separately downloadable and activatable.  We are very much
>interested in keeping IDEA as clean as it is now (not everywhere
>though), and it requires much more attention to the api design so the
>modules completely integrate into the IDE not cluttering the UI like in
>other products.
>
>Our strategy for this is first to make the module support and supply
the
>modules for current extensions like Ant, SourceSafe and so on.  Then
>we'll start opening APIs to the limited audience, probably a special
>program based on EAP.  After polishing the APIs, we'll open them for
>everyone.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Eugene Belyaev,
>IntelliJ Software, http://www.intellij.com
>"Develop with pleasure"


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