On Dec 13, Oliver Steele wrote: > On Dec 9, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Adam Wolff wrote: > > This is the first time I've run into this discussion, though apparently > > it's been going on for some time. > > > > I'm definitely a minimalist (though certain portions of the LFC would > > belie this ;) I think minimalism is particularly appropriate for > > OpenLaszlo, where additional methods almost always cause additional size. > > At the same time, a number of people have pointed out that some of the > > less apparent idioms in Laszlo should be added to the product. > > > > A more natural and flexible library system might help with this. > > > > http://martinfowler.com/bliki/HumaneInterface.html > > What would a more natural and flexible library system look like?
Well for one thing, it might have the ability to easily add library code that is conditionally included. Right now, only the components do this through what I understand to be deep compiler magic. Support for inner classes and/or namespaces would help a lot to protect the platform from the feeling of clutter, too. A _______________________________________________ Laszlo-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev
