--- Peter Seibel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, on second thought, maybe a proper Gardener project > > can be created to appropriately propose and upkeep the set > > of such "Consumer Reports" designed to evaluate libraries > > grouped by some category of library function. > > Sure, and volunteers on that project can maintain the > Gardener Reports page with lists of reports that have > > a) been written > b) are being written, and by whom > c) that someone ought to write > > they could also make sure that the various reports are kept > up to date--when new versions of libraries come out, the > relevant reports should be updated or at least marked as out > of date.
I like the idea of this project. Heh - maybe if we get enough content we can publish an annual article somewhere - Free Lisp Libraries, The Year In Review :-) Cheers, CY > > I'm thinking it would be a good entry point for those new to Common > > Lisp (like myself) to get involved with the overall Gardening > efforts, > > to research appropriate existing libraries and actually *try them > out* > > for consumer use evaluation (which is missing in the current > report). > > Yes. > > > Some other areas that such project can attempt to address are > > implementations of lisp that the library can run on (i.e. SBCL, > > Allegro, CMUCL, etc.), porting issues (if any), and performance > > metrics (if dedicated enough). > > > > I'll be happy to Champion such a project and put it up on the wiki > for > > evaluation if it sounds like a fitting Gardeners project. > > Does to me. Go for it. > > -Peter > > -- > Peter Seibel * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gigamonkeys Consulting * http://www.gigamonkeys.com/ > Practical Common Lisp * http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Gardeners mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lispniks.com/mailman/listinfo/gardeners > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Gardeners mailing list [email protected] http://www.lispniks.com/mailman/listinfo/gardeners
