Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Basic / Java / Python

Hi Boudi, nice to hear from you!

On 26.11.21 09:39, Clocked Modular wrote:
> Am I wrong when I conclude that Python is widely adopted by the new
> programmers crowd?

Python is certainly popular amongst beginner programmers, yes!

> And if I'm not, is it then not wise to focus more on Python?
> I suggest to make Python the standard for LO-scripting. Keep Basic only for
> legacy reasons, and define a phaseout timeline.

I guess this is more of a technical matter than a marketing one, and 
bear in mind that we're a volunteer-driven, community project (with 
limited resources). We can set "timelines" -- but nothing will happen 
unless people step up and volunteer to do the work, of course :-)

You've probably seen that the wiki has various resources on using 
Python, eg:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Macros/Python_Guide/Introduction

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Macros/Python_Guide/My_first_macro

If this is something you're passionate about, let's make it happen! You 
might want to bring this topic up on the development mailing list:

https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice

Technical decisions are made by the Engineering Steering Committee:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/ESC

If there are things missing in LibreOffice's Python support (compared to 
Basic), then a good way to get things moving would be to plug those 
gaps. We just need more help, as mentioned :-)

Cheers!
Mike

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