My proposal:
1.- Have a set of simple rules approved by community.
2.- A langcom integrate enterly by lingüists.
C.m.l.
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David Gerard wrote:
>> 2009/1/13 Tim Starling :
>>
>>> The template equivalent to refactoring is the introduction of
>>> meta-templates, such as {{infobox}}.
Nothing wrong with that; C++ has abstract classes which aren't intended to
be instantiated directly, but form useful models for hiding comm
2009/1/13 Tim Starling :
> The template equivalent to refactoring is the introduction of
> meta-templates, such as {{infobox}}.
The other useful thing that can be done with templates is to
standardise the field names in them as much as possible per wiki.
The reason? To enhance machine readabili
geni wrote:
> 2009/1/13 Tim Starling :
>> I believe that the solution to this problem lies in borrowing concepts
>> from software engineering, such as variables, functions, minimally
>> parenthesized programming languages, libraries, objects, etc. I know that
>> many template programmers cannot pro
Aryeh Gregor wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM, geni wrote:
>> How well do those concepts stand up when you have a lot of people
>> copying and pasting code they don't really understand (writing an
>> infobox from scratch is hard modifying an existing one less so)?
>
> Pretty well, I susp
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Gazimoff wrote:
> After downloading, installing and maintaining a low-traffic Mediawiki
> setup, I think the experience can be improved dramatically. It's clear
> that a heavy amount of work has been done on improving processing
> speed and providing additional fun
Tim,
As a qualified software engineer, I'm inclined to agree with you on a
number of points. I apologize for my brevity, but I am somewhat
restricted by the use of a mobile device.
After downloading, installing and maintaining a low-traffic Mediawiki
setup, I think the experience can be imp
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM, geni wrote:
> How well do those concepts stand up when you have a lot of people
> copying and pasting code they don't really understand (writing an
> infobox from scratch is hard modifying an existing one less so)?
Pretty well, I suspect. Of course, real languag
2009/1/13 Tim Starling :
> I believe that the solution to this problem lies in borrowing concepts
> from software engineering, such as variables, functions, minimally
> parenthesized programming languages, libraries, objects, etc. I know that
> many template programmers cannot program in a traditio
Brian wrote:
> Thank for your answers.
>
> ParserFunctions are my specific example of how the current development
> process is very, very broken, and out of touch with the community.
> According to Jimbo's user page (his bolded): "*Any changes to the software
> must be gradual and reversible.* We
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