From: Sean Russell <ser@...>
Date: 2002-01-23T09:32:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Abstracted GUI APIs (was: RANT: Ruby GUI API)

Chris boris Ross wrote:
> : Are you thinking of a common GUI API for Ruby, sort
> : of  Java's Swing ?
> 
> This problem isn't just a ruby one, it's a problem that all scripting
> languages face - if done correctly you could kill several birds with one
> stone, as to how to actually go about doing this I'd have to have a
> carefull think, but if such an effort is made it would be a shame to tie
> it just to Ruby.

Good point, although I'd like to keep the scope limited.  I'd like to 
define the basic structure, set some core rules, and then start binding it 
to a couple of toolkits to see how it pans out.  Sort of XP develop it.

--- SER