Daniel Carrera skrev:
My more recent experience at the OD Fellowship tells me that many
developers are already interested in using OOo as a development platform
but don't because the API is too complex and poorly documented.
Indeed.
I think OOo would benefit more from a simple API and documentation. This
isn't quite as hard as it sounds, but it sure is a lot of work. Create a
suite of functions for common actions. For example, just writing text to
the screen takes like 6 lines. Write a simple Print() function that
hides those 6 lines of code.
A good idea would be to write a FileConvert() function, that converts
files between different formats. It could have a syntax like:
FileConvert("mydocument.doc","mydocument.pdf");
That seems to be a popular use for OOo and one that is normally a very
complex operation. This sort of thing would make OOo a more attractive
platform.
A simpler and better documented API would be a very good thing because
it would attract more programmers and developers to the OOo community.
But there's more to it: it would enhance the possibilities of making
money out of OOo by customizing it for end-users. That would make more
small IT companies and freelance consultants interested in participating
in the community and spreading the product, etc. I think we need that to
happen.
Finn Gruwier Larsen
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