[Bioperl-l] Bio::Robotics namespace discussion

[Chris Fields]

On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Jonathan Cline wrote:

> Chris Fields wrote:
>>
>> Your modules may or may not need the Bio* namespace (that's up to  
>> you,
>> actually); there are several non-bioperl modules that also share the
>> Bio* namespace, and I believe there are modules that aren't Bio* that
>> use BioPerl (Gbrowse comes to mind).  If you're focusing on
>> interaction with robotics, Robotics::Bio::X might be a better
>> namespace for instance (b/c you could expand later into other  
>> possibly
>> non-bio robotics interfaces).
>
> Based on your & other opinions I have received, I am creating:
>
> Robotics.pm   (high level hardware abstraction layer)
> Robotics::Tecan
> Robotics::Tecan::Genesis
>
>
> I'll post a release note when it's reached an interesting level of
> maturity (estimate a couple weeks from now) so anyone with the  
> hardware
> can play with the package.  It's currently working great, and I am
> adding functionality on a daily basis.
>
>
> ## Jonathan Cline
> ## jcline at ieee.org
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That's great to hear!  Keep us updated, I'm sure there are a few  
potential users lurking about here.

chris