Great - add something else to Thomasz to do list. I bet he was really looking for something "productive" like that
--- Ton Sieverding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about giving an estimate say every month for > the remaining time of important modules like the AFL > Wizard, AB Portfolio etc. Tomasz ? Perhaps on the > Wish List Page in the following form : 0%, 20%, 40%, > 60%, 80% and 100% done. Just to give us an idea > where you are ... > > BTW thanks for the last update. I like it ... > > Kind regards, > Ton Sieverding. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tomasz Janeczko > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:40 AM > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.94.0 BETA > released > > > Hello, > > > > > I got a chuckle from your comment. My own > programming estimates are > > usually optimistic as well. From past > experience, if I make an estimate > > and then mutiply by 2.5 I may be not too far off > the mark. Maybe. > > > > Yes and unfortunatelly it requires programmer to > understand :-) > People may think that I underestimate things for > purpose. No I don't. > At the time when estimate is made there it is the > best I can come up with. > If I were multipling estimates by 2 at start I > would end up with 4 times the original, > simply because when you have more time you put > more things and original idea > becomes bigger than originally planned. > Programming is work of art. It evolves > when you actually do it. > > This is not bakery shop where you can multiply > daily output times number of days for two months > and you have correct estimate where you will be > then with your production. > > Plus I am dependent on thing that are completely > out of my control. > During this 2 months 2 real time providers > released 3 new versions of their APIs/ > server software with big changes that require > immediate testing/changes. > > If such thing happens I need to drop everything > and check to ensure continuity. > > In the background there is also on-going work on > new documentation site that you don't > see now but will be released to the public soon. > > In the meantime I migrated also amibroker.org to a > new better server. > > Things like that are not "visible" to the users > but take quite a lot of time and can not > be planned ahead. > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Busigin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:42 AM > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.94.0 BETA > released > > > On Thu, 3 May 2007, Tomasz Janeczko wrote: > > > >> As for 2 months - indeed March 3rd I said that > it will appear within 2 months. > >> In engineers world there is something called > "error of the estimate" . It is a measure > >> the accuracy of predictions made. I wonder if > your own predictions about market movement > >> 2 months ahead are so accurrate that you know > exactly what will happen 60 days in the future. > >> If not, please show a little bit of patience. > > > > Tomasz, > > > > I got a chuckle from your comment. My own > programming estimates are > > usually optimistic as well. From past > experience, if I make an estimate > > and then mutiply by 2.5 I may be not too far off > the mark. Maybe. > > > > :-) > > > > Thanks for a product that keeps getting better > all the time - and at a > > remarkable rate at that! > > > > Kind regards, > > Nick > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Please protect our email address, and those of > others. > > Help fight the war against Spam; > > Erase all addresses before forwarding any item > of email. > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion > between users only. > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an > e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news > always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Osborn & Associates 885 Sorrento Ave. Oshawa, Ontario L1J 6V6 (905) 728-8543 fax 728-0815
