François Pinard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [Jorge Godoy] > > > > SPARK (Scanning Parsing And Rewriting Kit) > > > http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~aycock/spark/ > > > It looks like it stopped being developed circa 2002... From 2002 to > > now Python had a lot of improvements and I'd rather use a maintained > > tool for this project. At least one that keeps up with Python's > > development... > > While this way of thinking is in the fashion, and often happens to be > right, it does not really apply in the SPARK case. > > SPARK works fine and well, and is probably the most elegant and pythonic > of the series. If it it does not really need to be further developed, > and does not have much to gain from recent Python releases, I do not see > why it should be released once in a while merely to entertain the crowd.
I don't consider it entertainment. Just code maintenance. How can I be sure that if I find a bug I'll be able to discuss it with the developer if it's 3 years since the last release of his code? You're someone I admire and with whom I've worked before -- with documentation --, so I consider your opinion a lot and will give SPARK a look based on your recommendation. But, I still think that 3 years without any new implementation, design change or maintenance release is a huge ammount of time; specially in our area where technology evolves really fast and new concepts are always popping up. Thanks a lot for your opinion and for trying to open my eyes, François. -- Jorge Godoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
