2020 update
Dec 14, 2020 20:21:16 GMT -8
Post by Uncle Buddy on Dec 14, 2020 20:21:16 GMT -8
I've been taking a break from coding for a few weeks to do some genealogy research and set up my new computer. Everything's pretty much ready to go so I can get back to coding Treebard, except for installing Python 3.9 and getting my editor Notepad++ to run my files directly. This was working on my old computer which had Python 3.8 installed. I've never used 3.9 before but 3.8 had some nice improvements on how Tkinter worked, such as classlike references to widgets instead of strings of random numbers.
Doing some genealogy for a change bolsters my interest in getting Treebard to a usable state. I've been disappointed by every genealogy program I've ever tried, including my favorite one which I used for years. I enjoy creating databases but the workarounds, unnecessary complexities, and muddy functionalities finally got to me so I stopped throwing away my time entering data to programs I didn't like. The good news is that I do like Treebard and the best news is I don't mind if I'm the only person on the planet who ends up using it. However I think a lot of people will like it, mainly because I am designing it to be about genealogy, about the data, and not about the program. Think about it: how much of the program you use to input your data is basic to genealogy and designed for maximum ease of use? And on the other hand, how much of the program is basically the program slapping itself on the back (see: "capitalism ruins everything it touches", posted elsewhere on the internet, unless it was deleted.)
I've been having a lot of luck putting together the facts about inventors, finding pictures, graves, missing persons, etc. I started up a virtual cemetery at find-a-grave.com called Inventors Exotica Pneumatica. Many thanks to the generous person who bought the project a new computer with an Intel processor and a copy of Windows 10. Now if I try again to start a Treebard v.0 project I'll have the hardware needed to run a GUI toolkit like Fyne for Go. I still like Gio and immediate mode GUI but actually I like being a pythonista and should probably stick to what I'm doing. Timewise I have less time than before since I'm now homeschooling due to covid, enjoying that but I only have time for so many projects.
Doing some genealogy for a change bolsters my interest in getting Treebard to a usable state. I've been disappointed by every genealogy program I've ever tried, including my favorite one which I used for years. I enjoy creating databases but the workarounds, unnecessary complexities, and muddy functionalities finally got to me so I stopped throwing away my time entering data to programs I didn't like. The good news is that I do like Treebard and the best news is I don't mind if I'm the only person on the planet who ends up using it. However I think a lot of people will like it, mainly because I am designing it to be about genealogy, about the data, and not about the program. Think about it: how much of the program you use to input your data is basic to genealogy and designed for maximum ease of use? And on the other hand, how much of the program is basically the program slapping itself on the back (see: "capitalism ruins everything it touches", posted elsewhere on the internet, unless it was deleted.)
I've been having a lot of luck putting together the facts about inventors, finding pictures, graves, missing persons, etc. I started up a virtual cemetery at find-a-grave.com called Inventors Exotica Pneumatica. Many thanks to the generous person who bought the project a new computer with an Intel processor and a copy of Windows 10. Now if I try again to start a Treebard v.0 project I'll have the hardware needed to run a GUI toolkit like Fyne for Go. I still like Gio and immediate mode GUI but actually I like being a pythonista and should probably stick to what I'm doing. Timewise I have less time than before since I'm now homeschooling due to covid, enjoying that but I only have time for so many projects.