Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory

[Doug M. <do...@cr...>]

so let's say, DynAPI 2.01 ?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jordi - IlMaestro - Ministral" <jmi...@or...>
To: <dyn...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory


> Amen. However Pascal I don't think anyone pretends to redo the API. We
should
> blame Raymond ( as usual :) ) because he introduced the 3 in the name and
made
> it all look scary.
>
> When we're saying DynAPI3 I understand we're meaning DynAPI2 with better
and
> cleaner code, not a new API.
>
> Pascal wrote:
>
> > Well to get this said in time:
> >
> > I think that any moves towards a DynAPI3 should be on a seperate
sourceforge
> > project (or atleast other location).
> >
> > I have absolutely no interest in doing everything all over again or even
> > participating in a venture like that.
> >
> > The DynAPI2 has been in development for little more then a year  now,
and we
> > "made" everyone drop the dynapi1 in favour of DynAPI2 saying "dynapi1 is
> > discontinued, dynapi2 will support ie55 and ns6 and other new browsers,
it's
> > better more flexible and you should just use it"
> >
> > Now you guys are thinking about doing it all over again.. this means
you'r
> > saying to all the users (and there are ALOT)  sorry people, now you'll
have
> > to use this unfinished-slightly-not-100%-working version of a
crossbrowser
> > library  because we're going to redo everything.
> >
> > Most people here haven't been involved with the full developing of the
> > DynAPI, I can think of only 3 persons at this moment that have been
> > participating in the development for this long period (and still only
about
> > 3-5 persons doing all the stuff: documentation, bug fixing, patches,
> > administrating, etc).
> >
> > In one more year, alot of you will have abonded the API3 completely,
leaving
> > only a few guys on board.. the API will work crossbrowser partially, and
not
> > fully supporting the latest browsers (by that time something like
versions
> > 110 of those browsers and DOM20)... Seen it happen already with this
code,
> > don't want to redo it just to end up with the same thing.
> >
> > In the beginning we had clean code, it was backwards compatible and was
nice
> > to look at, but didn't had the powerfull functionality it has now..
There's
> > not much wrong with the current API, the only thing is that no body ever
> > took the time to go thru the code and optimise it. I for one will keep
> > working on THIS version of the API and know it can be cleaned up, and
make
> > it work on any other future browsers coming our way.
> >
> > let the flaming begin.
> >
> > Pascal Bestebroer (pb...@oi...)
> > Software ontwikkelaar
> > Oberon Informatiesystemen b.v.
> > http://www.oibv.com
> >
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