[Aiml-programr-developers] Thoughts on programR AIML ver 1.0

[Benjamin Minton]

High level diagramme:

Nick, when you get a chance can you please send me a copy of the diagrammee
as I would like to read through it and start to get a handle on the programR
work-flow process. Just confirm that you are using the Gnome package Dia for
these UML images.

Once I get a solid understanding of this, I could author a complete, precise
and complex document detailing exactly how this process occurs. The I will
make a simpler version to be included as part of the Userspace Tools &
Documents.

Tests:

I agree with this, on the concepts of good projects is good user
documentation and tests. There are many test models that we can use from the
Ruby codespace and in particular Ruby on Rails. I was wondering if we could
make programR into a Rails application also or just leave it as a standalone
package depedndent on the Ruby Librabries or even both..

Rake:

I like the concept of automation, certainly for testing/deployment but
recognise the value of developing a dual user fork, one for developers and
the other for users. As far as an interface, if we just code a GUI based on
another common well-supported Open Source library (Tcl/TK) that should allow
maximum cross system interoperability. I know that none of us like WIN
software but we will need to code for it in some capacity I think. Or
alternately, ProgramR is only going to be an application served by a
webserver. I think this is one of those key geography questions that you are
asking Nick. Maybe both then, a simple standalone version with all enclosed
libraries, documentation, tests etc that can run standalone and a full
developers version that runs via Apache or a Rails application.

Organisation:

I'd be happy to start write user Documentation, deployment instructions onto
*nix based systems, with perhaps a focus on Debian-based distributions. I
already have a monster HOWTO on installing/configuring RadiantCMS/Rails onto
a Debian Etch Server. Could also migrate that rather easily into an Ubuntu
specific HOWTO also.

I'd also be happy to run/report all tests as they get built and configure
some sort of benchmarking programme to report of direct shell enquiries to
the interpreter and via an interface (webserver/standalone).

Comments welcome!

Nick: congratulations on the impending child ... awesome!

Regards, Ben.
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