Browsing through the KS code, I found a bunch of places where I think, things might be improved in terms of performance, usability (definition of sketches & plugins), maintainability etc. In some places, the implementations are not … how to put it … using C++ to full capacity. Although I am very m…

For specific changes that are not backward incompatible, github pull requests are ideal. If it’s something you think might be contentious, starting a thread here or opening a GitHub issue is not wrong. I am not an experienced C++ developer and I know there are many things about Kaleidoscope that ca…

[image] jesse: There are certainly places where “using all of C++” is not going to be the right thing for us. Similarly, what makes a lot of sense for enterprise systems doesn’t always make sense for embedded systems. And there will be cases where doing things the “right” way for C++ is in conf…

Just one comment, @noseglasses : Using “KS” as an abbreviation for Kaleidoscope is a little bit confusing, because I’ve so often seen it as shorthand for “KickStarter”…

@merlin - That’s taken me a bit, each time too. (I’ll update the topic title)

[image] noseglasses: I know, me being part of this forum is the ultimate stress test for the benevolence of the dictator. So far, you’ve done quite well. :+1: I spent a couple years as the Pumpking for Perl 5. You’ve been friendly, considerate and reasonable, even when I told you I didn’t li…

[image] merlin: Just one comment, @noseglasses : Using “KS” as an abbreviation for Kaleidoscope is a little bit confusing, because I’ve so often seen it as shorthand for “KickStarter”… Thanks for the clarification. What would be a good abbreviation? Typing Kaleidoscope (currently only on my sm…

“the firmeware” ? :slight_smile:

That’s … only slightly shorter. :wink:

Well, here’s one that’s just two “characters”: How about :crystal_ball::telescope:?

Alas, there’s no emoji for “kaleidoscope”…

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merlin (Michael Richters) November 3, 2017, 8:47pm 10

Well, here’s one that’s just two “characters”: How about ?

A good abbreviation for Kaleidoscope

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