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Language choice for q/kdb+ #13

Closed gyorokpeter closed 10 months ago

gyorokpeter commented 2 years ago

Even though there is only a couple of people choosing it, the fact that there are multiple ways people call it makes that number even more fragmented. So we get entries for "Q", "q/kdb+", "Q/KDB+" and "Kdb+ / Q". And officially the name of the language is "q" and the software product is "kdb+" (all lowercase).

jeroenheijmans commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion! Slipstreamed it into #8 to consider for next year! I'll close this issue but will try hard to ping subs here when I get to handling #8.

Happy puzzling!

gyorokpeter commented 2 years ago

Don't add it as an IDE. kdb+ is the software product, it is just an interpreter and standard library. However there are separately available IDEs for it such as Kx Developer and Studio for kdb+ (the latter is also called "KDB Studio"). Then there is also an extension for VSCode.

jeroenheijmans commented 2 years ago

Ah, thx for the heads up. I'm still slightly confused now, if I paraphrase your suggestion:

(Heads up though, whether I extend the default list, or rely on "Other..." still, depends a bit on how many people answered it as "Other" in the previous year. Either way thx for the suggestion and explanation of course!)

gyorokpeter commented 2 years ago

I would suggest adding "q / kdb+" as a language and merging all the replies that I mentioned above into it. Not sure if there is a need to add the IDEs but if you feel like it, "Kx Developer / Analyst" and "Studio for kdb+" would be the ones to add. (Kx Analyst is an extended version of Kx Developer that requires an enterprise license so hobby users will probably not use it).

jeroenheijmans commented 11 months ago

I'm setting up the 2023 edition of the survey now and will follow your suggestions: add "q / kdb+" as a language option, and leaving the IDE field as is (folks can always use the "Other" option).

I'll reopen this issue open as a reminder that I need to "fold" some more custom options together. Now that I understand that "q" and "q / kdb+" are basically the same option I should update the script that interprets the submitted data.