Still Loving Python

[Steve Holden]

Mike Meyer wrote:
> Peter Decker <pydecker at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>>>A GUI builder is more pleasant to work with, at least
>>>>with a good one like Delphi or Qt designer.
>>>
>>>That is your opinion, and I'm sure it's true for you. It isn't true
>>>for me.
>>
>>Why, then, do you disparage those who like to do things differently?
>>Why label visual tools as "evil"?
> 
> 
> I didn't label them as "evil" - I agreed with someone who did that
> :-).
> 
> 
>>Why this need to have everyone do things the way you do?
> 
> 
> Whatever makes you think I have this need? I said I hated them. I'm
> pretty sure I didn't say everyone should have to use them.
> 

Before we descend to the level of name calling :-), can I interject 
another, possibly heretical, point in favour of GUI builders that you 
might *both* be able to disagree with?

It isn't often done, but I quite like the idea of giving users the GUI 
builder so that they can specify their preferred task interface, at 
least to a first approximation.

With a good tool it's relatively easy to integrate application code 
after GUI clean-up. Users sometimes find this a more intuitive way of 
specifying what they want (and God knows, most users *need* better ways 
of specifying what they want ...)

regards
  Steve
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