On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:45 AM, rhh <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I found Python about 10 years ago.  I use Python programming to
> support my engineering research and design.  Since I can remember, I
> have wanted a three pane type calculation interface with an outliner
> for all the reasons Edward mentions.  Programs like Treepad gave me a
> sense of how well the paradigm worked - but I still needed a
> programming API.  Since structural engineering calculation documents
> are a form of reusable code (bridge and building design algorithms
> don't change that much) it was natural to also begin to think about an
> integrated calculation document environment in addition to a coding
> environment.  Discovering Leo (when Leo was at v4.5) was like walking
> into a candy store.  My aha moment was the feeling of relief that
> comes when a great programmer and team of programmers creates
> something that met my needs better than I could myself.
>

Thanks for this story.  It illustrates that it is easier to "get" what Leo
is about if you are already looking for something like it :-)

Edward

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