[plt-scheme] PLT v 4.0 discussion - planet browser

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:

> Now having said that, I think that *you* are in a perfect position to take
> on the two tasks and develop this software. I know the guy who trained you
> in the first course and the other one who had you in the second semester,
> and I think they got you started in the right direction :-)  This is also an
> effort where getting a non-core member to get this started is just the right
> thing. Also, you don't have to do it all by yourself. You could coordinate
> the efforts of others on this list. This is especially true for the data
> structures proposal, where it takes an API designer/coordinator and several
> implementors. Last but not least, neither of these tasks is on a critical
> path so delays and hick-ups won't kill anyone.
>
> How about it? -- Matthias
>

As with most things, it's all about time.  I'm more interested in
working on the data structures library, but if Eli's got a "generic
function" framework in development that will improve the ease and
elegance of separating interfaces from implementation, I'll wait until
that's done before thinking seriously about it.

--Mark