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Foxfyr
12982 posts
08-28-2007 3:25pm
jasmes
418 posts
08-28-2007 3:36pm
So you are a fan of WowAce? I have been reading about it and think I might give it a shot. There are a TON of addons! It is kind of confusing as to what ones are the best to use. We need a Wiki on that.
Foxfyr
12982 posts
08-28-2007 3:41pm
If I have a choice I always pick the wowace version of an addon, ya.
It really helps with memory management since similar addons will share libraries and only load them once.
It really helps with memory management since similar addons will share libraries and only load them once.
Foxfyr
12982 posts
08-29-2007 1:24pm
The primary design philosophy of Ace is simple: less is more. This means less code, fewer resources used, less effort designing an addon, less stress on the UI. Every aspect of Ace is scrutinized for efficiency, not only in code design but in ensuring that only the necessary amount of memory and processing is used to perform a given task.
Ace seeks to consolidate this knowledge into a central resource, providing developers with a full addon framework that is easy to use, very flexible, and very powerful. This framework provides the most common components addons need, like data management and chat command handling, and it also provides a glue that links addons together and allows them to share system resources smoothly and efficiently.
Sounds pretty good to me :)
I also just discovered the automagical updater they have. You download a program... choose which addons from a complete list you want... and then it installs the ones you don't have and updates all the ones you do with the newest version.
If only updating all my addons were that simple!
Arolaide
2380 posts
08-29-2007 1:32pm
It can also uninstall things from that same menu, which I LOVE.