| Re: End of Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming [message #94937 is a reply to message #94923] |
Fri, 22 December 2017 09:11   |
Charlie Roberts
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Registered: April 2016
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:22:29 +0100, Markus Schmassmann
<schmassmann@leibniz-kis.de> wrote:
> On 12/06/2017 05:42 PM, David Fanning wrote:
>> It has taken me a LONG time to write this post. I've found it almost
>> impossible to give up 25 years of the best job on the planet. I have
>> so many wonderful memories of this group and of learning about IDL
>> together. But the time has come for me to put Coyote's Guide to IDL
>> Programming to bed.
>>
>> I'll be taking down the Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming web page at
>> the end of January, 2018.
>>
>> If anyone is interested in the web page, or in taking over
>> responsibility for the Coyote Library programs, please contact me. I
>> get enough e-mails that I suspect it still has some value to a small
>> (and decreasing) IDL population. If you have contacted me before
>> about this and I have ignored you, I am sorry. It has been too
>> painful for me to think about and I preferred denial to action.
>> Please contact me again. First come, first served.
>>
>> Again, thank you so much for the many, many wonderful friends I made
>> in this community, for supporting me by scheduling IDL classes and by
>> buying my books. My kids got wonderful educations because of you! I
>> am grateful to each and every one of you who participated and
>> contributed to this wonderful IDL community.
>>
>> My very best to all of you,
>>
>> David Fanning
>>
>>
>> Websites:
>> Coyote: http://www.idlcoyote.com
>> Current: https://rawahranger.com
> Thanks David,
>
> I too hope your website remains up and searchable by google,
> about once a month your site gives the first solution I find to a
> problem I'm looking to solve.
>
> Best wishes, Markus
For some reason, I did not get David's post -- do not understand
why it got filtered. Anyway, .....
I too wish the site continues to live ... and grow.
I came to Coyote via PV-Wave in the early 90s. Without
Coyote, the webste and the Guide, I would never been able to
unlock much of the power of the software. Till management
decided not the renew the license, Coyote was a weekly "go to"
in my group. Many thanks to David for all his contributions.
As PV-Wave still seems to be kicking around, perhaps there may
be some interest on that side to pick up the website?
Having retired myself, I understand David's desire to move on.
But, there is much that is valuable, and irreplaceable, on the site
and I really do wish that it does not disappear without trace.
Once again, thanks to David for all the help, hints and
education. Happy trails.
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