On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 06:34, Glen Stampoultzis wrote:
> 
> 
> > I have no real objection to the use of generation.  My only "objection"
> > was based on the "cost benefit" analysis of the situation.  Basically,
> > as far as I can tell you can only generate simple record stubs, the time
> > it took you to develop the method of doing this in addition to create
> > the definitions probably outweighs the time it would take to have done
> > it by hand in the first place.  Now that its done, such is irrelevant.
> 
> The time I've spent on it has been fairly small.  Especially considering I
> had to learn a new technology first.  Since the number of records used by
> charting is large I'm quite confident I have a net saving in time.
> 
> As to only generating simple stubs.  This was the intention.  I wanted the
> cost of generation for simple stuff to be small.   Complex stuff will still
> be done by hand.  At the moment it handles various sized int fields, bit
> fields, constants and strings.  This is really all I intended.
> 
> > That being said it needs to stay possible to create non-xml-stub
> > versions.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> > As far as it being quiet.  I've been trying to tie things up.  I'm going
> > on a week long trip next week and will be mostly incommunicada.  I'll be
> > in some foreign country north of the mason dixon line called Boston.
> > ;-)
> >
> > (I had hoped to see California, but I guess it wasn't meant to be this
> > time.)
> >
> > Marc and I both just started new jobs, so we're getting our feet back.
> > And I've done quite a bit of work here and there on documentation and
> > things.
> 
> Unfortunately I've had to take a week off because things are slow so I've
> got a bit of time on my hands.  Hope you have fun on your trip.
> 
> > Anyhow, nice work on the xml thing.  Awesome that you've climed the
> > learning curve so quickly for xslt.  Cool to use it, must maintain
> > ability to create complex records like SSTRecord too using just java.
> 
> Agreed, I never intended it to be a full replacement for everything, just
> really want to save some time.
> 

Cool then.  Suggest you check into tools/ or someplace like that.  Sorry
if we were a bit less than encouraging on this one.  

Peace,

Andy


> Regards,
> 
> Glen Stampoultzis
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> 
> 
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