[Pythonmac-SIG] Mac User Python Newbies

[Michael Hudson]

Andrew Meit <meitnik at bellsouth.net> writes:

> On Feb 13, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Troy wrote:
>
>> I for one, don't care to think of myself in the context of "begger",
>> but more so in the context of uninitiated contributor. If developers,
>> new to python, have a barrier to entry, they may well walk of to Ruby,
>> or Lua... etc. At some point, I'd like to be contributing to the
>> effort, but just getting off the ground is a bit daunting. Obviously,
>> it is doable, since lots of folks work in it every day, but how many
>> have peaked in and turned and left without saying a word? Out of that
>> number, how many may have evolved into providing some contribution? It
>> isn't up to the members of this list to fix, or at least isn't a
>> "responsibility", but it is an issue which also shouldn't simply be
>> dismissed, I think. I think if there is some governing body for
>> Python, it should very much be paying attention to this issue, and
>> recognizing that it is perhaps one of the most important aspects of
>> maintaining and furthering the language... new developers. Many of
>> which would prefer to get started (at least) within the relative
>> controlled environment of an IDE.
>
> -- Amen. I am tried of being told how great a language is when the IDE
>    tools for it is not finished or stable,

My claim would rather be that "the IDE" is not *necessary*...

Cheers,
mwh

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