Re: Time to take a Roll Call ?? Re: OK, so who'll be doing stuff? (Walter Chang)

Using Walter's template:

Profile:
Ray Djajadinata

What I do:
I'm a researcher in my company R&D department--we do visibility and tracking of 
assets throughout the supply chain. Been doing Java for about 8 years. 
Python/Jython, about 3. 

What I am interested in:
- More frequent releases
- Plan, with reasonable but hopefully better-defined timeline (instead of just 
"soon", although admittedly "soon" is much better than "it's ready when it's 
ready").
- Dissemination of Jython knowledge

Where I think i can help (at the moment):
- Adding more proper documentation to Java classes
- Continuous integration, if the Jython lead deems it necessary--I've got quite 
an experience setting up and maintaining CruiseControl
- Testing Jython releases

Why I like jython:

I love Python. My company use Java :) 

The fact is, I'm lazy. I don't want to learn BeanShell just for the sake of 
using BeanShell. I don't want to learn Groovy just for the sake of using 
Groovy. I like Jython, however, because most of what I learn while using Jython 
transfers to CPython, which is pretty much a write once run anywhere language. 
My fluency in the language transfers to even to .NET with IronPython. 
 
It pains me to see that Jython is relegated into a background role, with 
BeanShell and Groovy taking the spotlights, especially with the advent of 
javax.script. If we miss this window of opportunity with Mustang, it will be a 
"negative pulse", i.e.: "The Pulse of Death" we're sending to the world 
regarding Jython's well being. (People will go like, "See? Jython is dead, 
man.". etc.)
 



-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language
that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast
and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory!
http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642