[Bioperl-l] RE: Bio::FeatureHolderI interface confusion

[Ewan Birney]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Nathan (Nat) Goodman wrote:

> Hi Ewan
> 
> > Anyway - this is a convention that we should agree on. My proposal is
> > to strip bioperl of the developer style interfaces, and strengthen
> > the client style interfaces.
> 
> Sounds like a good plan.  I would add one other desideratum: reduce the
> number of client interfaces by consolidating aggressively.  I think this was
> one of Chris’s points, too.
> 
> What do you think of having a CPAN-like repository?  It would take a lot of
> pressure off the core developers and core architecture by making it possible
> for people to contribute code without worrying about the long term impact.
> This would really help with the goal of keeping the core system compact and
> easily approachable.

Sounds like a great idea.

Feel free to set one up ;).