Re: Let's turn off api.plone.org.

Alex Clark <[email protected]>
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On 2009-08-19, David Hostetler <[email protected]> wrote:
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> grep -Rl "def <method name>" *

Yeah, the problem we are facing now (IMO) is api.plone.org 
is useful for folks like Carsten that can use it as a 
"grep-like" tool (via google searches, I assume), but
otherwise not very useful and more importantly confusing
to new people (i.e. the "OMG! Plone is a monster!" reaction.)
So, like David says, I would suggest developers
use a filesystem grep to (almost as easily) get the same
information, and we spare new people the confusion.

In the future, I'd love to see something like:
http://apidoc.zope.org/++apidoc++/
available for Plone, but I'm not sure what the likelyhood
of that is (I believe Philikon told me once that it could *probably*
be easily implemented in Five, but has not been yet.)

> If there's a more efficient way I'll adopt it in a heartbeat.
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:16, Carsten Senger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> --On Mittwoch, August 19, 2009 15:48:02 +0000 Alex Clark
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > So I'd suggest we turn it off and end the confusion for good! Thoughts?
>>
>> I use it regulary as a fast way to grep for a method cause it shows me
>> where the method is inherited from. I'm ok with turning it off as it isn't
>> usefull as api documentation. But I like to hear how other people find the
>> source of a method without jumping through many source files.
>>
>> ..Carsten
>>
>>
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><br>grep -Rl &quot;def &lt;method name&gt;&quot; *<br><br>If there&#39;s a =
> more efficient way I&#39;ll adopt it in a heartbeat.<br><br><div class=3D"g=
> mail_quote">On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:16, Carsten Senger <span dir=3D"ltr"=
>>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span=
>> wrote:<br>
>
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
> 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Alex,<br>
><br>
> --On Mittwoch, August 19, 2009 15:48:02 +0000 Alex Clark<br>
><div class=3D"im">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
> t</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
><br>
> &gt; So I&#39;d suggest we turn it off and end the confusion for good! Thou=
> ghts?<br>
><br>
></div>I use it regulary as a fast way to grep for a method cause it shows m=
> e<br>
> where the method is inherited from. I&#39;m ok with turning it off as it is=
> n&#39;t<br>
> usefull as api documentation. But I like to hear how other people find the<=
> br>
> source of a method without jumping through many source files.<br>
><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
> ..Carsten<br>
></font><div><div></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br>
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