[REBOL] Re: Interesting Tech Developments
From: compkarori::gmail::com at: 17-Dec-2007 1:11
It's evolution and early days yet.
On Dec 17, 2007 9:51 AM, Gregg Irwin <gregg-pointillistic.com> wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> EOC> Seems pretty simple to me-- it's very quick to get basic charts
> EOC> out of the API very quickly.
> EOC> Is there a friendlier alternative out there? :^)
>
> What I'm trying to say is that this is fairly human-hostile:
>
> cht=p3&chd=s:Uf9a&chs=250x100&chl=REBOL|Python|Perl|Ruby
>
> Even compared to very minor changes, like this:
>
> type=pie3D&data=simple:Uf9a&size=250x100&label=REBOL|Python|Perl|Ruby
>
> It's a charting API, so the "ch" part is redundant, no? Then, to keep
> things short, you only have one letter left to determine what facet
> you're referring to. At least they got the size format right though.
> :)
>
> I'm not going to fault them too much though. It's a cool service, and
> points out that there is a lot of value in the basic elements
> (compared to, say, a multi-megabyte, multi-thousand-dollar add-on
> package for VS.NET).
>
> -- Gregg
>
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