Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread solidstate1991 via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: Hi! I've been following D for at least one year. I like it and I think it's a very good programming language, even though I do not agree with everything it's being done. One thing that has saddened me is seeing a lot of D's users

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread Satoshi via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 03:05:44 UTC, nbro wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:57:05 UTC, ketmar wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: How could you do such a thing? freakin' easy: just pay people to do what you want. either that, or people will keep

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread aberba via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 03:26:40 UTC, ketmar wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 03:05:44 UTC, nbro wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:57:05 UTC, ketmar wrote: [...] Serious users, to whom I'm directing this post, who really believe in D's potential, should try to

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread strymon via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 at 12:45:09 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote: Ironically I wrote the only (e)book on CTFE[0]. Its a bit out of date and needs some work, but if you want to give me some feedback please email me and I'll get you a coupon (free). [0] https://leanpub.com/ctfe Thanks,

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d
On 18/01/2017 12:38 AM, strymon wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: Hi! I've been following D for at least one year. I like it and I think it's a very good programming language, even though I do not agree with everything it's being done. One thing that has

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread strymon via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: Hi! I've been following D for at least one year. I like it and I think it's a very good programming language, even though I do not agree with everything it's being done. One thing that has saddened me is seeing a lot of D's users

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-17 Thread Chris via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: Hi! I've been following D for at least one year. I like it and I think it's a very good programming language, even though I do not agree with everything it's being done. One thing that has saddened me is seeing a lot of D's users

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-16 Thread Jerry via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: These could be a few starting ideas and options. To me it sounds like we need better ways of programmers to connect with eachother and discuss. Maybe a library subforum or something?

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-14 Thread rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d
On 15/01/2017 12:38 AM, nbro wrote: Nobody has understood yet the goal of this post. I'm not saying that everybody should work in a team or shouldn't try to create what one needs, if there isn't a better alternative. I'm suggesting that for a few interesting, useful and possibly valuable

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-14 Thread nbro via Digitalmars-d
Nobody has understood yet the goal of this post. I'm not saying that everybody should work in a team or shouldn't try to create what one needs, if there isn't a better alternative. I'm suggesting that for a few interesting, useful and possibly valuable projects, before they start (but

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread Chris Wright via Digitalmars-d
I tend to see projects in one of three states: 1. It doesn't exist. 2. It exists, but the last update was six months ago and it's broken. 3. It exists, does what I want, and I can use it with at most small workarounds. If it doesn't exist, I have to make it myself. If it's broken and

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d
On 14/01/2017 3:59 PM, nbro wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:41:00 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote: The only way to get qualified to do these tasks like GUI toolkits is by doing. Keep this in mind. As somebody who does indeed do implement multiple libraries at one time you're looking at

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread ketmar via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 03:05:44 UTC, nbro wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:57:05 UTC, ketmar wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: How could you do such a thing? freakin' easy: just pay people to do what you want. either that, or people will keep

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread nbro via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:57:05 UTC, ketmar wrote: On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: How could you do such a thing? freakin' easy: just pay people to do what you want. either that, or people will keep working on the things *they* are interested (and not

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread nbro via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:41:00 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote: The only way to get qualified to do these tasks like GUI toolkits is by doing. Keep this in mind. As somebody who does indeed do implement multiple libraries at one time you're looking at it the wrong way. I switch between

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread ketmar via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 at 02:28:34 UTC, nbro wrote: How could you do such a thing? freakin' easy: just pay people to do what you want. either that, or people will keep working on the things *they* are interested (and not someone else).

Re: Why not promoting team work?

2017-01-13 Thread rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d
The only way to get qualified to do these tasks like GUI toolkits is by doing. Keep this in mind. As somebody who does indeed do implement multiple libraries at one time you're looking at it the wrong way. I switch between projects over periods that last for years not days or weeks. The point