Re: new post - wish list

On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 01:17:24 -0600
Ole Ersoy <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Why in the WORLD would a team actively maintaining and improving a
> > complex graphical project for at least 12 years, with no hint of
> > being painted into a corner, stop dead in their tracks and rewrite
> > their software in another language? Why would anyone suggest they
> > do so?  
> 
> For the same reason is driving developers to switch to VSCode.  I
> have added many more technical and strategic reasons, including
> expanding the potential developer pool (There are a lot more
> Javascript developers than C++ and the inverse relationship is
> accelerating because Javascript can run on both the server and
> client), but the main reason I would do it personally is because it's
> fun and it would expand my skill sets in new and creative ways:

Fun is good. So is expanding your skillset. So go ahead and rewrite
Inkscape in Javascript. But don't distract the Inkscape Developers with
calls to rewrite perfectly functional code for an extremely well
functioning program. Those of us who actually use Inkscape for:

* Art
* Diagrams
* Active images
* Flyers and newsletters
* Mailmerged certificates
* eBook covers

appreciate having developer time available for fixing any bugs (I've
never found any) or carefully adding new features, rather than
rewriting a hugely featureful implementation of a solution to a
naturally complex problem domain for fun and experience.

SteveT


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