What does picking up the torch entail?
What does picking up the torch entail?
Arich,
Please reply to the existing ruby-talk post instead of creating a new one
all the time. That way, it's easier for people to understand the context
of your questions. Remember too that all ruby-talk posts are archived for
future reference.
"Picking up the torch", in this instance, means taking over the project,
or at least reviving it with a good dose of code and/or enthusiasm.
Cheers,
Gavin
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Arich Chanachai defenestrated me:
What does picking up the torch entail?
I think you were referring to my last sentence about jruby.
I am not exactly sure what it would take to make the bytecode compiler
work. I have not looked at that portion of the code. Perhaps
the original author of it will chime in.
Jruby as a project is still alive too. It is primarily me right now,
but the CVS tree has many many fixes from the last release. If my
real life would slow down a little bit I would finish my short-list
and put out a new release.
-Tom
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My apologies, Thunderbird was replying to the sender and not to the group before. Some sort of bug.
I am not an idiot and was aware what you meant by "picking up the torch". However, I asked what it entails, as in, what needs to be coded so I can do it myself.
- Arich
Arich wrote:
My apologies, Thunderbird was replying to the sender and not to the
group before. Some sort of bug.
Apologies for what? Quoting the original post would be helpful...
I am not an idiot and was aware what you meant by "picking up the
torch". However, I asked what it entails, as in, what needs to be coded
so I can do it myself.
I was implying (specific) ignorance, not idiocy. As to your question, I'm
afraid I don't know; I'm fairly ignorant of JRuby.
Cheers,
Gavin
Arich Chanachai wrote:
My apologies, Thunderbird was replying to the sender and not to the group before. Some sort of bug.
I am not an idiot and was aware what you meant by "picking up the torch". However, I asked what it entails, as in, what needs to be coded so I can do it myself.
No one thought you were an idiot. People here may or may not be native
speakers of English. Many non-native speakers do not understand certain
idioms.
As for what needs to be coded, most of us are not familiar with it. The
best ways to find out are: 1. look at the code and 2. email the author(s).
Cheers,
Hal
I understand, no hard feelings.
Thank you for your help.