From: Bob Calco <rcalco@...>
Date: 2001-12-04T09:22:27+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27390] RE:  Killer app for Ruby developers?

Hal:

I think its a fantastic idea. I personally think we could do it in Tk (for
maximum portability), a la Python's IDLE, only with a network connection and
a scratchboard or chat window. We can move it to something else later (I
just created a wxRuby project at sourceforge, or rather, it just got
approved today, but that'll take a while to get anything useful up and
running). I think its a cool idea, let's do it. May have to implement pieces
in native C for speed, as extension modules, but if it's as good as I think
it could be, maybe Matz'll throw it in the standard distribution. In any
event it would make a good addition to RAA.

Why don't you create a project on SourceForge for it, call it something like
Pair-A-Digm or something like that. Count me in if you want to go that
route. I like it.

:)

Bob Calco

# -----Original Message-----
# From: Hal E. Fulton [mailto:hal9000@hypermetrics.com]
# Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:23 PM
# To: ruby-talk ML
# Subject: [ruby-talk:27369] Killer app for Ruby developers?
#
#
# This is an idea that is very skeletal
# yet I think there's a twist that makes
# it significant (especially for XP people).
#
# The basic idea:
#
# A browser-editor that can do basic
# refactoring (and maybe some source
# control functions). Should of course be
# scriptable in Ruby. Should have some
# kind of template or script support for
# Lapidary or RubyUnit or whatever.
# Disclaimer: I don't know SmallTalk, but
# I hear the browser is a thing of beauty.
#
# The twist:
#
# Net-enable it for the purpose of... <drum
# roll please> remote pair programming!
#
# Pair with anyone in the world, given an
# IP address and a time to meet.
#
# I envision a button that switches between
# "You Drive" and "I'll Drive" -- each person
# completely controls the app while he is in
# charge.
#
# Should have at least a chat box, maybe even
# voice, maybe even webcam.
#
# One problem: Do we settle on a fixed editor?
# Make it configurable? Give it "faces" that look
# like emacs or whatever? Not everyone agrees
# on the choice of editor. (I think my opinion is to
# have a "neutral ground" editor.)
#
# Thoughts, anyone?
#
# Hal
#
#
#