Re: [orca-list] Programers guide for Orca development

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

I totally agree with what you say here. I do think it would be good to have some documentation to get the 
inexperienced programmer up to speed a bit 
easier. I think there are probably novice python coders who care enough about Orca because they use it every 
day for everything they do who would in 
some cases be able to make some contributions if they had a bit of guidence. 

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  Jason White wrote:
Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 05:26:47PM -0500

> Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> > My goodness!  Thanks, Jos? for posting this.  It admirably underscores the
> > desperate need for a concise, complete and well-written developer's guide
> > for Orca.  Perhaps it is my own ignorance of matters programming but, I
> > imagine only the very most persistent and dedicated people with a great deal
> > of disposable time are likely to contribute anything substantial to Orca
> > development.  
>
> Actually, no, I don't think that's true. It's much less complex than, say,
> Linux kernel development, to which large numbers of people (including
> volunteers) regularly contribute.
>
> The difficulty is that most Orca users don't have the required skills or
> experience with reading and understanding source code. It really isn't that
> complicated compared with, for example, a compiler, a Web browser, a
> typesetting system, etc.
>
> However, accessibility is a rather specialized area and thus it requires
> contributors who have the required knowledge and an interest in the field -
> harder to find.
>
> The truth is that experienced programmers know how to make sense of even quite
> complex software projects with limited documentation. They know how to
> identify the important components and how to work out what they need to modify
> in order to solve a problem.
>
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