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

[Steve Meier <smeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

That was eloquently said.

I would suggest that geda/gaf users at a minimum should attempt to
understand the scripting language scheme and its interface to gaf.

Steve Meier


On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 20:30 -0700, John Doty wrote:
> 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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