Re: Is it GUI? Or is it IDE?

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 28 August 2012 03:01, Daniel J Sebald <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 08/27/2012 12:28 PM, Michael D Godfrey wrote:
>>
>> Has there been enough chance for review to
>> say it is time to make the switch from GUI to IDE?
>>
>> The sooner the better, I would say.
>
> Hasn't been enough feedback yet.  Max?  Carnë?  Jordi?  Others?

Everyone calls it GUI. Our most popular current competitor is called
"OctaveGUI", not "OctaveIDE". People go on Google looking for an
Octave GUI, not an IDE. The very term "IDE" is a nerd term used by
hackers. Our target audience thinks of itself as "not a programmer",
so they wouldn't think they need an integrated development environment
either. They want a GUI, and they're looking for a GUI, and I don't
see a reason to try to "educate" them by calling it an IDE.

- Jordi G. H.