Google Maps

Google maps should support saving and restoring locations.

It should also support taking the union of the sets of locations created by different API sites.

Mixin Requirements

Proper mixins require two funny features:

• never down-calling into unrelated mixins
• a mechanism for disambiguating constructor parameters

Example 1:

class artist:
def draw(self): ...
class cowboy:
def draw(self): ...
def drawAndShoot(): self.draw() ...
artisticCowboy = mixin(artist, cowboy)()

artisticCowboy.draw() should call artist.draw,
but artisticCowboy.drawAndShoot() should call cowboy.draw,
without needing to be explicitly specified

Example 2:

class file:
def __init__(self, root): ...
class plant:
def __init__(self, root): ...

we need some mechanism for specifying plant's and file's constructor parameters independently

UPDATE: Silly me, number one would be great for multiple inheritance also.

Improving the GUI Editor 2

A standard XML format for representing GUIs would be a tremendous boon.

It would solve the biggest problems with current GUI builders: round-trip-ability and lockin.

It would enable a single builder to easily support GUIs that run with different languages and widget sets, including HTML.

The standard should specify the least common denominator, as well as extra features and their fall-backs. It shouldn't specify bindings or fancy template support, but it should specify how builders maintain information for features that they don't handle.