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Jim Beck

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Add-in API
« on: March 29, 2011, 05:04:45 am »
I just thought I'd throw this out there on a whim:  It would be nice if Sparx "ate their own dog food" and coded the entire UI for EA using the add-in API that we are all using.  I'm not sure if this is practical, but it might ensure that the interface is fast and complete.  I mentioned it to a fellow there once and he said that this is not a new idea.  Any opinions on this?

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Re: Add-in API
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2011, 07:59:59 am »
Good idea, but I guess Sparxian don't like that kind of food very much. Just out of a long years experience  :(

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Re: Add-in API
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2011, 08:00:31 am »
That's a great idea.

It would certainly open up the API and force consistency
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Re: Add-in API
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 09:53:36 pm »
OMG - could you imagine running EA though - it would be sooo slow.

As they say, it's a functional interface, not a fast one.

Had to often duplicate existing API functionality in SQL for performance reasons