Re: gEDA-user: Power (and other non-graphical) pins

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 14, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Joerg wrote:

> But I can only say it from the position of a user, not as a
> programmer because that's the domain of the experts here.

Back in 1969, I was taught that the purpose of Fortran was to erase  
this distinction, putting the power of the computer into the hands of  
the those who really understand the problems to be solved. I remain  
of the opinion that this is a destructive distinction to make. This  
tradition is alive and well in programming languages like Perl and  
Python (and Fortran is still used by many scientists).

gEDA is part of this tradition. If, instead, you see yourself as the  
sort of "user" who is merely a consumer of programming, I think gEDA  
will never satisfy you. I also believe that the future of mixed- 
signal engineering will belong to those who can combine skills in  
applied physics with programming, as software moves into areas  
traditionally handled by circuits, and the complexity of designs  
exceeds the capacity of humans to handle without computer assistance.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




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