[ITK-dev] Future of ITKApps

[Johnson, Hans J]

+10  … That is not a typo.  Really +10.

The slicer extensions framework is one of many improved solutions over fltk apps.
Heck… many of the demo apps could be easily re-written in SimpleITK with ipython notebook widgets.

Hans


On 11/20/15, 9:29 AM, "Insight-developers on behalf of Bill Lorensen" <insight-developers-bounces at itk.org on behalf of bill.lorensen at gmail.com> wrote:

>Folks,
>
>ITKApps contains applications written a long time ago. We as a group
>have been patching the apps, fixing compile errors as ITK and VTK
>api's change.
>
>Also, many of the apps use an old version of FLTK as a gui.
>
>I think the maintenance cost is too much for these old applications.
>
>We should consider freezing it at VTK5.10 and the last ITK version
>that works with it.
>
>As Matt has mentioned there are several modern apps like slicer and
>SNAP that can provide users with a better experience.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Bill
>
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