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Re: [e4-dev] how to contribute to toolkit model ?
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On Aug 31, 2009, at 10:27 AM, yves (yingmin) yang wrote:
Hi Hallvard,
I think we should not push a solution for technology reason. It is
what I
said to use a technology blindly like a religion. Each technology
has been
designed for a specific purpose and therefore it has its limitation.
A magic
pill for illnesses doesn't exist.
We should focus on what we should provide as solution in e4, and
select a
suitable solution to reach this goal.
As for e4, We are in short time. We should not reinvent the wheel.
As you
said, XAML is proved by industry, it is complete and safe solution.
However, AFIAK, TM is still in research stage. In general, from
research to
industry, the path may be long.
Best regards
Yves YANG
I wanted to weigh in on this from an RCP trainer/evangelist
perspective. My personal desire is that e4 provide increased
flexibility while at the same time simplifying things (and shortening
the learning curve). In my opinion, adding modeling and EMF to the
list of things that an RCP developer needs to learn would make things
much more complex. I know we are already using EMF for the modeled
workbench, but I'm still hoping that EMF will not become a pre-
requisite skill for RCP developers.
We want to attract developers from other technologies such as Flex
and .NET. These developers will understand XWT and XAML. If we tell
them they need to learn EMF to construct a UI, they are going to stick
with the tools they have.
None of this is meant to put down TM or EMF in general. I'd like to
see these technologies grow and become more popular.
Regards,
--- Patrick
Patrick Paulin
Eclipse RCP/OSGi Trainer and Consultant
Modular Mind, Ltd.
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608.213.4169
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