The point I was trying to make was not about enforcing standards rather it was a question about where should one should take kixtart. In my opinion, one of kixtart greatest advantages was its simplicity. Novices could leap right in and use it. You didn’t need to be a programmer or think like one to use it. In a previous life, I was a programmer and I understand good programming practices but I also know that everyone in the world can not think like a programmer.
As a example, EXCEL use to be a wonderful programming tool used by hundreds of thousands of non programmers. Many years ago even secretaries made word & excel macros. Today, visual basic for applications replaces those old macros & all those people stopped making “programs”. Only hard core programmers think this is an improvement. Unfortunately, at MS the teckies dominate & programming for the masses is not an option.
In my mind, I always thought Ruud swam against this flow. He was a teckie who tried to talk to the masses.
I was just posing a question about balance. Don’t forget the masses.
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Jack
